comptroller

Meaning

The chief accountant of a company or government.

Synonyms

controller

accountant

auditor

bookkeeper

censor

accounting

prober

ticket collector

remonstrator

tally clerk

management accountant

Translations

contrôleur

controllore

interventor

controlador

controlador

comptable

kontrolör

murakıp

contabile

ragioniere

contralor

denetleyici

ελεγκτής

comptador

λογιστής

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kəmpˈtɹoʊləɹ]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: compteroller

In summary

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.