taskmaster

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɑːskmɑːstər/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtæskˌmæstɚ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(task′mas′tər, täsk′mä′stər)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
task•mas•ter /ˈtæskˌmæstɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Pronounsone who assigns tasks, esp. difficult ones, to others or who supervises others' work very carefully.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
task•mas•ter  (task′mas′tər, täsk′mä′stər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person whose function it is to assign tasks, esp. burdensome ones, to others.
  2. a person who supervises rigorously the work of others.
  • task + master 1520–30
task′mas′ter•ship′, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
taskmaster / ˈtɑːskˌmɑːstə/, (feminine)taskmistress
  1. a person, discipline, etc, that enforces work, esp hard or continuous work
'taskmaster' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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