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
By April 7, however, Venus will meet with taskmaster Saturn in a sobering conjunction, urging you to take a realistic look at your relationships and connections.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Personal happiness is on trial as taskmaster Saturn joins the North Node.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
As the sun joins taskmaster Saturn in Pisces, your eighth house of transformation and catharsis becomes illuminated.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Go From Managing Tasks To Developing People One of the most significant mindset shifts great leaders make is moving from manager as taskmaster to manager as developer.
—Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Personal happiness is on trial as taskmaster Saturn joins the North Node.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
As the sun joins taskmaster Saturn in Pisces, your eighth house of transformation and catharsis becomes illuminated.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Go From Managing Tasks To Developing People One of the most significant mindset shifts great leaders make is moving from manager as taskmaster to manager as developer.
—Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taskmaster
Noun
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After they were discovered by her boss, she was also forced to kill her superior and burned all the participant files.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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His father, Curtis, took the day off work from a General Electric small appliances plant in Allentown to watch his son in person, fortuitously getting permission from his boss — who was himself the father of a major league pitcher, Curt Simmons.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Finally, leading up, your leaders need to start with the understanding that the ego has to stay outside the door.—
Barbara Puszkiewicz-Cimino,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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In fact, high-profile investors and business leaders in the Big Apple are up in arms about the stunning win by the democratic socialist in the primary to win the Democratic nomination to serve as the next New York City mayor.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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But the foreman, who asked that his name be withheld, said that’s not good enough.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2025
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The judge also said the remaining jurors did not describe anything like the discord and threats recounted by the foreman.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
12 June 2025
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Twelve percent have master’s degrees or higher, compared with 14% nationally.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2025
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The Skokie native works at Google and recently graduated from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management with a master’s degree in business administration, according to her campaign.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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The 37-year-old longtime Blackhawks captain hasn’t played since April 2023.—
and Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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The captain disagrees but is soon proved wrong as the plane crashes.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Throughout the war in Gaza, Israel has conducted a number of operations killing Axis of Resistance leaders, including Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and Hamas Political Bureau chief Yayha Sinwar.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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The paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which controls Iran’s arsenal of ballistic missiles, said intelligence chief Gen. Mohammad Kazemi and two other generals were the latest killed, Iran’s state TV reported Sunday night.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
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Li, who had a brief stint at a bank after graduating from the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies with a finance degree, joined Zhou Liu Fu simultaneously as a general manager.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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This is Montgomery's first time as an MLB manager in his coaching career.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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“Taskmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taskmaster. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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