comptroller

[ kuhn-troh-ler; spelling pronunciation komp-troh-ler ]

noun

1. controller ( def 1 ).

comptroller

/ kənˈtrəʊlə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of controller, used esp as a title of any of various financial executives

Derived Forms

• compˈtrollerˌship, noun

Other Words From

• comp·troller·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of comptroller¹

By confusion with compt

Example Sentences

Before being named head of the CNE, he served as comptroller general.

From BBC

In the civil fraud trial, Trump’s former comptroller, McConney, started weeping when he was asked why he no longer worked at the Trump Organization.

From Salon

“You cannot conceive of the work we’ve done; it got dumped on us because of the failure of another office,” he said, referring to the comptroller general’s office.

From New York Times

And Brad Lander, New York City’s comptroller, accused the firms of “caving into the demands of right-wing politicians funded by the fossil-fuel industry.”

From New York Times

In the 2022 fiscal year, the city settled cases involving 16 wrongful convictions, the most of any single year, according to the city comptroller’s office.

From Seattle Times