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 Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ) === Noun === comptroller (plural comptrollers) The chief accountant of a company or government. 1988, Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 237: The terms of the licence shall, in default of agreement, be settled by the comptroller. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== comptrol, comptroll controller ==== Translations ====