Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

comptroller

/kəmpˈtɹoʊləɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: comp-trol-ler
IPA: /kəmpˈtɹoʊləɹ/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The chief accountant of a company or government.

Example Sentences

"So the Comptroller and I thence to a tavern hard by, and there did agree upon drawing up some letters to be sent to all the pursers and Clerks of the Cheques to make up their accounts."
"The terms of the licence shall, in default of agreement, be settled by the comptroller."

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: compteroller

Inflected Forms

comptrollers (plural)

Derived Forms

comptrollership

Frequently Paired Words

comptrol comptroll controller

Synonyms

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

Homonyms

controller

Rhymes With

solar controller roller polar bipolar bowler stroller kohler koehler poehler soler moeller

Questions

How do you pronounce comptroller?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəmpˈtɹoʊləɹ/.
What does comptroller mean?: The chief accountant of a company or government.
Where does comptroller come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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