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taskmaster [ˈtɑːskˌmɑːstə] n
a person, discipline, etc., that enforces work, esp hard or continuous work his teacher is a hard taskmaster taskmistress fem n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| And man, subservient to interests he has persuaded himself are greater than his own, makes himself a slave to his taskmaster. She was a hard taskmaster, too, for she looked down with loathing and contempt upon the misshapen creatures amongst which cruel Fate had thrown her and to some extent vented upon them her dissatisfaction and her thwarted love. But now and then he gave us a sermon of a different order--what some would call a very good one; but sunless and severe: representing the Deity as a terrible taskmaster rather than a benevolent father. |
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