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taskmaster
[ task-mas-ter, tahsk-mah-ster ]
noun
- a person whose function it is to assign tasks, especially burdensome ones, to others.
- a person who supervises rigorously the work of others.
taskmaster
/ ˈ³Ùɑ˲õ°ìËŒ³¾É‘˲õ³ÙÉ™ /
noun
- a person, discipline, etc, that enforces work, esp hard or continuous work
his teacher is a hard taskmaster
Derived Forms
- ˈ³Ù²¹²õ°ìËŒ³¾¾±²õ³Ù°ù±ð²õ²õ, noun:feminine
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ù²¹²õ°ìm²¹²õt±ð°ù·²õ³ó¾±±è noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of taskmaster1
Example Sentences
Grateful Dead biographer David Browne wrote of Lesh, “Beneath that affable exterior lay a taskmaster and perfectionist.â€
Mr Salmond described himself as a "tough taskmaster" when he was in charge of the government.
“There’s also a great moral compass, it’s very strong, and there’s loyalty too. Even though he might be a taskmaster, he’s very loyal to his team.â€
Then, 50 men identically dressed in truncated gray suits and khaki overcoats entered in rows and, cued by the ringing of a taskmaster’s bell, performed workaday activities like typing and eating lunch.
And he as well is an absolute dogged taskmaster.
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