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comptroller
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comp·trol·ler

noun \kən-ˈtrō-lər, ˈkäm(p)-ˌ, käm(p)-ˈ\

Definition of COMPTROLLER

1
: a royal-household official who examines and supervises expenditures
2
: a public official who audits government accounts and sometimes certifies expenditures
3
: controller 1c
— comp·trol·ler·ship \-ˌship\ noun
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Origin of COMPTROLLER

Middle English, alteration of countreroller controller
First Known Use: 15th century

Other Job Terms

factotum, milliner, ostler, scrivener, tinker, webster, wordsmith

Rhymes with COMPTROLLER

bankroller, cajoler, controller, extoller, high roller, leaf roller, logroller, patroller, premolar, road roller, steamroller, stone roller

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