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Definition of Taskmaster
1. Noun. Someone who imposes hard or continuous work.
Definition of Taskmaster
1. n. One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer.
Definition of Taskmaster
1. Noun. Someone who supervises workers, especially one who imposes hard or burdensome work. ¹
2. Noun. (figuratively) A source of hard work or responsibility. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Taskmaster
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taskmaster
Literary usage of Taskmaster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz by Carl Schurz (1913)
"What you said to me some time ago about the "hard taskmaster" is still well
remembered. I know the part of the "candid friend" is an ungrateful one, ..."
2. Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz by Carl Schurz (1913)
"... about the "hard taskmaster" is still well remembered. I know the part of
the "candid friend" is an ungrateful one, but to a man in your high position ..."
3. Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz by Carl Schurz (1913)
"What you said to me some time ago about the "hard taskmaster" is still well
remembered. I know the part of the "candid friend" is an ungrateful one, ..."
4. Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz by Carl Schurz (1913)
"What you said to me some time ago about the "hard taskmaster" is still well
remembered. I know the part of the "candid friend" is an ungrateful one, ..."
5. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1887)
"The country was parcelled out into executive Districts, each of which was under
the control of a taskmaster; no money revenue was demanded, but compulsory ..."
6. A Brief Course in the Teaching Process by George Drayton Strayer (1911)
"From this point of view, the course of study is an ever present taskmaster, always
urging that more work be accomplished. Let us inquire whether this is in ..."
7. A Sketch of the History of Attleborough: From Its Settlement to the Division by John Daggett, Amelia Daggett Shellfield (1894)
"He was a severe taskmaster, but he seemed to incite in his pupils a desire for
knowledge and to imbue them with enthusiasm in the pursuit of it ; and many ..."
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