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taskmaster

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task·mas·ter  (tskmstr)
n.
1. One who imposes tasks, especially burdensome or laborious ones.
2. A source of burden or responsibility: The profession of medicine is a stern taskmaster.
taskmaster
Noun
a person who enforces hard or continuous work
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.taskmaster - someone who imposes hard or continuous work
slave driver - a supervisor of slaves at work
supervisor - one who supervises or has charge and direction of
taskmistress - a woman taskmaster
Translations
taskmaster [ˈtɑːskmɑːstəʳ] n he's a hard taskmaster → es muy exigente
taskmaster [ˈtɑːskmɑːstəʳ] n he's a hard taskmaster → il est très exigeant dans le travail
taskmaster [ˈtɑːskmɑːstəʳ] task n a hard taskmaster → ein strenger Lehrmeister
taskmaster [ˈtɑːskmɑːstəʳ] n he's a hard taskmaster → è un vero tiranno


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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.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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.
Agnes Grey by Bronte, Anne View in context
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