comptroller

§English

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§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^(key): [kəmpˈtroʊləɹ], [kəmˈtroʊləɹ]
• Homophone: controller

§Noun

comptroller (plural comptrollers)

1. 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.

§Synonyms

• administrator
• foreman
• chief
• head
• head man
• controller
• overseer
• organizer; organiser
• superintendent
• supervisor

§Related terms

• controller

§Translations

the chief accountant of a company or government

• Finnish: pääkirjanpitäjä
• French: contrôleur (fr)
• German: Controller
• Ido: chefkontrolisto (io)
• Irish: ard-reachtaire m

• Italian: controllore (it)
• Portuguese: auditor (pt) m
• Spanish: controlador (es), contralor
• Swedish: controller (sv), styrekonom