taskmaster

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

/ ˈtæskˌmæs tər, ˈtɑskˌmɑ stər /

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noun

a person whose function it is to assign tasks, especially burdensome ones, to others.

a person who supervises rigorously the work of others.

Origin of taskmaster

First recorded in 1520–30; task + master

OTHER WORDS FROM taskmaster

task·mas·ter·ship, noun

Words nearby taskmaster

Tashlikh, tasimeter, task, taskbar, task force, taskmaster, taskmistress, task-oriented, taskwork, Tasm., Tasman

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Example sentences from the Web for taskmaster

The words came in quick, gasping breaths, as a child might speak who tried to justify himself to his taskmaster.
Flaming June|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
Blessed is the man who can have his library at hand, and oft peruse the books, without the fear of a taskmaster!
The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume VI, Familiar Letters|Henry David Thoreau
It was as though Pharaoh had sent an embassy to Moses offering to make him a taskmaster if he would but return into Egypt.
The Oxford Reformers|Frederic Seebohm
Four summers ago Mike had resigned the "first gem of the sea" in order to assist in making hay for a Saxon taskmaster.
What Will He Do With It, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

And man, subservient to interests he has persuaded himself are greater than his own, makes himself a slave to his taskmaster.
The Moon and Sixpence|W. Somerset Maugham

British Dictionary definitions for taskmaster

taskmaster

/ (ˈtɑːskˌmɑːstə) /

noun

a person, discipline, etc, that enforces work, esp hard or continuous workhis teacher is a hard taskmaster

Derived forms of taskmaster

taskmistress, fem n

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单词	taskmaster
释义	taskmaster [ task-mas-ter, tahsk-mah-ster ] / ˈtæskˌmæs tər, ˈtɑskˌmɑ stər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR taskmaster ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person whose function it is to assign tasks, especially burdensome ones, to others. a person who supervises rigorously the work of others. Origin of taskmaster First recorded in 1520–30; task + master OTHER WORDS FROM taskmaster task·mas·ter·ship, noun Words nearby taskmaster Tashlikh, tasimeter, task, taskbar, task force, taskmaster, taskmistress, task-oriented, taskwork, Tasm., Tasman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for taskmaster The words came in quick, gasping breaths, as a child might speak who tried to justify himself to his taskmaster. Flaming June\|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey Blessed is the man who can have his library at hand, and oft peruse the books, without the fear of a taskmaster! The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume VI, Familiar Letters\|Henry David Thoreau It was as though Pharaoh had sent an embassy to Moses offering to make him a taskmaster if he would but return into Egypt. The Oxford Reformers\|Frederic Seebohm Four summers ago Mike had resigned the "first gem of the sea" in order to assist in making hay for a Saxon taskmaster. What Will He Do With It, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton And man, subservient to interests he has persuaded himself are greater than his own, makes himself a slave to his taskmaster. The Moon and Sixpence\|W. Somerset Maugham British Dictionary definitions for taskmaster taskmaster / (ˈtɑːskˌmɑːstə) / noun a person, discipline, etc, that enforces work, esp hard or continuous workhis teacher is a hard taskmaster Derived forms of taskmaster taskmistress, fem n Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to taskmaster disciplinarian, supervisor, employer, director, manager, tyrant, overseer, owner, boss, foreperson, dominator
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taskmaster

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