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taskmaster

[ task-mas-ter, tahsk-mah-ster ]

noun

  1. a person whose function it is to assign tasks, especially burdensome ones, to others.
  2. a person who supervises rigorously the work of others.


taskmaster

/ ˈ³Ùɑ˲õ°ìËŒ³¾É‘˲õ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person, discipline, etc, that enforces work, esp hard or continuous work

    his teacher is a hard taskmaster

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ù²¹²õ°ìËŒ³¾¾±²õ³Ù°ù±ð²õ²õ, noun:feminine
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù²¹²õ°ìm²¹²õt±ð°ù·²õ³ó¾±±è noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of taskmaster1

First recorded in 1520–30; task + master
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Grateful Dead biographer David Browne wrote of Lesh, “Beneath that affable exterior lay a taskmaster and perfectionist.â€

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Mr Salmond described himself as a "tough taskmaster" when he was in charge of the government.

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“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€

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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.

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And he as well is an absolute dogged taskmaster.

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