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 June 9, after slipping into Cancer and your fifth house of love, passion and self-expression, the messenger planet will clash with taskmaster Saturn in your second house of finances and sense of self-worth.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 June 2025
Subconscious fears and biases will pop up, as Jupiter tensely argues with taskmaster Saturn and delusional Neptune from June 15 to June 18.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
Boselli and his teammates, coached by prickly taskmaster Tom Coughlin, saw it differently.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
May comes to a close with taskmaster Saturn entering your sign, for the first time since 1999.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 May 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 June 2025
Subconscious fears and biases will pop up, as Jupiter tensely argues with taskmaster Saturn and delusional Neptune from June 15 to June 18.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
Boselli and his teammates, coached by prickly taskmaster Tom Coughlin, saw it differently.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
May comes to a close with taskmaster Saturn entering your sign, for the first time since 1999.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taskmaster
Noun
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Jumper eventually became air boss on the Midway, as the Vietnam War was fading out.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Recently, the union boss has been bending the president’s ear on the issue of the federal tax credit and overseas production tariffs.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Nigel Farage, the leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, slammed the Conservative and Labour parties after it was revealed this week thousands of Afghan refugees were secretly resettled into the country without the public's knowledge.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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When speed and urgency matter, leaders and teams need solutions that reduce noise and enhance focus.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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Alvarado, 38, is now a citizen and a foreman in charge of about 50 workers who plant and pick tomatoes in Yolo County.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
17 July 2025
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On Wednesday, rebuilder and Hutto resident Marc Corinth paused his professional work to volunteer as foreman over two neighboring RV park properties in Georgetown that wer decimated in Saturday’s flood.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Moore connected with Fiorito, then an Arizona State University master of fine arts student, in 2004.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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Prior to running The Pitt's emergency department like a pro, the master was just a med student on ER.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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At the center of Chicago’s youth movement is Connor Bedard, the 19-year-old center who’s already drawn comparisons to 37-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby for his playmaking on the ice.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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The Crystal Cup Finale will be attended by Ryder Cup European team captain Luke Donald and Solheim Cup winner Lexi Thompson, who are serving as official Crystal Cup ambassadors.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The rare vote came a day after Nicks lodged allegations against Baker in a public post on the association's Facebook page that accused the chief of contributing to the death toll in the Kerr County floods by issuing a temporary pause on all mutual aid requests a month ago.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
9 July 2025
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In a crucial leadership change last September, Starbucks appointed Molly Liu, former chief of Starbucks China's digital division, to head its business in the country.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Instead of trying to memorize dozens of complex passwords, a password manager securely stores them for you and automatically fills them in when needed.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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The manager is responsible for overseeing the operations and production of these areas.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
July 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
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“Taskmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taskmaster. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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