Comptroller
Pronunciation
- either as controller or as IPA: kəmpˈtroʊləɹ, kəmˈtroʊləɹ
- Homophones: controller
Origin
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 is based on the spelling.
Full definition of comptroller
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.