comptroller
English
Etymology
From late Middle English compteroller, a spelling variant of countreroller (from which controller) due to folk etymology: the word was thought to have an etymological connection with Middle French compte (“account”) (Middle French compteroleur is attested circa 1375). Originally the two spellings were equivalent and pronounced identically; the modern pronunciation with [mp] is based on the spelling.
Pronunciation
- either as controller or as IPA(key): [kəmpˈtɹoʊləɹ], [kəmˈtɹoʊləɹ]
- Homophone: controller
Noun
comptroller (plural comptrollers)
- The chief accountant of a company or government.
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 237:
- The terms of the licence shall, in default of agreement, be settled by the comptroller.
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 237:
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Translations
the chief accountant of a company or government
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