as in boss
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
known as a tough but fair taskmaster
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Recent Examples of taskmaster
On March 2, Mercury will join your taskmaster ruler, Saturn, bringing a more serious tone to your communication style.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
In that scenario, Elizabeth was a harsh taskmaster, forcing her younger sibling into a life of drudgery.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
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
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
In that scenario, Elizabeth was a harsh taskmaster, forcing her younger sibling into a life of drudgery.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taskmaster
Noun
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That was just a completely different life, and Lisa was also my boss.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
29 Apr. 2025
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Serve as their bosses’ guardian angels How the candidate interacts with our managers and my receptionist is important, as well.—
Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Other world leaders in attendance included include UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Britain's Prince William, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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World leaders and pilgrims descended on St. Peter’s Square this morning to bid an emotional farewell to Pope Francis.—
Bernhard Warner,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One, the foreman, is a gentleman who was born in the Dominican Republic and came to NYC in 1996.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2025
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Ben Ross had originally worked as a timber foreman under his enslaver, Anthony Thompson, a wealthy landowner in the county.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Select one platform and master it rather than spreading yourself too thin.—
Vicky Owens,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Serendipitously, that car was owned by Disney master animator Ward Kimball, whom Gurr had met via a car enthusiast society, the Horseless Carriage Club.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Burns, who went to an all-boys Catholic school, was a star athlete and captain of the football team.—
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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Thompson’s momentum carried him far left, leaving tons of real estate wide-open for New York’s captain to buy up.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Fredrick Pugh, chief of response, Sector St. Petersburg, said in a statement on Monday.—
Darren Reynolds,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2025
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In a Kremlin meeting Saturday, Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff for Russia’s armed forces, told Putin that Russian forces had retaken the Kursk region.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Right from the start of his nine-year tenure as Manchester City manager — from awkward beginnings with Bacary Sagna and Gael Clichy, to the seamless rotations of Rico Lewis — Pep Guardiola has consistently asked one, or both, of his full-backs to step into midfield with his team on the ball.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The seeds of that ambition were nurtured from her childhood — her father worked as a sales manager at a Knoxville-area country radio station and would take Ballerini to work with him on occasion.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Taskmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taskmaster. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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