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Comptroller

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Variant of controller.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The chief accountant of a company or government.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. See controller.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. someone who maintains and audits business accounts

Word Usage

"The comptroller is sole trustee of a $125 billion state pension fund, much of which is handled by outside investment managers who make a lot of money for their efforts."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

bourgeois businessperson

Hyponym

auditor cost accountant bookkeeper CPA certified public accountant

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

controller steward auditor head man supervisor

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

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Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

attorney-general treasurer lieutenant governor accountant contador