taskmaster
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taskmaster
- /ˈtæskˌmæstɚ/ US
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From task + master.
noun taskmasters
- Someone who supervises workers, especially one who imposes hard or burdensome work. And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows
- A source of hard work or responsibility. Everyone knows the enthusiasm is inauthentic and only for show, but artifice and inauthenticity are perfectly adequate for the politicization taskmasters. […] It all looked so easy when the competent were at the helm, but reality is a cruel taskmaster, and all the excuses that worked as an underling
- Someone who is capable of performing many tasks; a multitasker.
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noun supervisor
| Deutsch | Zuchtmeister, Antreiber, Aufseher |
|---|---|
| עברית | נוֹגֵשׂ nogés |
Talk about this word "taskmaster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/taskmaster. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. taskmaster. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/taskmaster "taskmaster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/taskmaster.
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@misc{taskmaster_2026,
title = {taskmaster},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taskmaster},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
