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comptroller.

The chief accountant of a company or government.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəmpˈtɹoʊləɹ//kəmˈtɹoʊləɹ/
  1. The chief accountant of a company or government.

Where this word comes from

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.

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