taskmaster

noun

task·mas·ter ˈtask-ˌma-stər

Synonyms of taskmaster next

: one that imposes a task or burdens another with labor

Examples of taskmaster in a Sentence

pitiless taskmaster that he was, Ebenezer Scrooge only reluctantly let his ill-paid clerk have Christmas Day off known as a tough but fair taskmaster

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Chan, now 70, laughed when asked about his reputation as a taskmaster. —

Barbara Ellis, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025 As Kirsten Cohen’s stern taskmaster of a father, Alan Dale was only supposed to have a brief appearance on The O.C. —

Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025 Throughout the trial, Lynch was portrayed by the prosecution as an overbearing taskmaster and likened to a Mafia don. —

airmail.news, 19 Aug. 2024 Go-getter Mars will also meet with taskmaster Saturn later that day, assisting you in cultivating the discipline and focus needed to nurture your long-term goals and dreams. —

Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for taskmaster