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”). 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: [kəmpˈtroʊləɹ], [kəmˈtroʊləɹ]
• Homophone: controller

Noun

Wikipedia comptroller (plural comptrollers)

1. The chief accountant of a company or government.

Synonyms

• administrator
• foreman
• chief, head, head man
• controller
• overseer
• organizer
• superintendent
• supervisor

Related terms

• controller

Translations

the chief accountant of a company or government

• Finnish: pääkirjanpitäjä (fi)
• French: contrôleur (fr)
• German: Controller
• Irish: ard-reachtaire (ga) m

• Italian: controllore (it)
• Portuguese: controlador (pt)
• Spanish: controlador (es)