TASKMASTER
taskmaster
(noun) someone who imposes hard or continuous work
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
taskmaster (plural taskmasters)
Someone who supervises workers, especially one who imposes hard or burdensome work.
(figuratively) A source of hard work or responsibility.
Source: Wiktionary
Task"mas`ter, n.
Definition: One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer. Ex. i. 11. All is, if I have grace to use it so, As ever in my great Taskmaster's eye. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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