taskmaster

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English

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Etymology

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From task +‎ master.

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Noun

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taskmaster (plural taskmasters)

  1. Someone who supervises workers, especially one who imposes hard or burdensome work.
  2. (figuratively) A source of hard work or responsibility.
    • 2023 June 4, Charles Hugh Smith, What Happens When the Competent Opt Out?[1]:
      It all looked so easy when the competent were at the helm, but reality is a cruel taskmaster, and all the excuses that worked as an underling wear thin once the incompetent are in leadership roles.

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