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Taskmaster — Task mas ter, n. One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer. Ex. i. 11. [1913 Webster] All is, if I have grace to use it so, As ever in my great Taskmaster s eye. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
taskmaster — index employer, principal (director), superintendent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
taskmaster — 1520s, from TASK (Cf. task) (n.) + MASTER (Cf. master) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
taskmaster — [n] slave driver boss, director, disciplinarian, dominator, employer, foreperson, head honcho*, manager, overseer, owner, person in charge, supervisor, taskperson, tyrant; concept 347 … New thesaurus
taskmaster — ► NOUN ▪ a person who imposes a demanding workload on someone … English terms dictionary
taskmaster — [task′mas΄tər] n. a person, esp. a strict or demanding person, who assigns tasks or hard work to others … English World dictionary
Taskmaster — For the wrestler known as The Taskmaster, see Kevin Sullivan (wrestler). Taskmaster Cover of Avengers #196 (June 1980). Art by George Pérez Publi … Wikipedia
Taskmaster — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar … Wikipedia Español
taskmaster — n. a hard, rigid, severe, stern taskmaster * * * [ tɑːskˌmɑːstə] rigid severe stern taskmaster a hard … Combinatory dictionary
taskmaster — UK [ˈtɑːskˌmɑːstə(r)] / US [ˈtæskˌmæstər] noun [countable] Word forms taskmaster : singular taskmaster plural taskmasters someone who makes people work very hard … English dictionary
taskmaster — task|mas|ter [ˈta:skˌma:stə US ˈtæskˌmæstər] n be a hard/stern/tough taskmaster to force people to work very hard … Dictionary of contemporary English
