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taskmaster

[task-mas-ter, tahsk-mah-ster] / ˈtæskˌmæs tər, ˈtɑskˌmɑ stər /


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At the FBI, he gained a reputation of being an exacting taskmaster and, despite his early Republican political alignment, someone who was appreciated by politicians of both political parties.

From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026

Louis Sr. was considered by his family to be a taskmaster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025

But the most remarkable thing about Cignetti’s less-is-more practice philosophy is that he came up under the tutelage of the sport’s most demanding taskmaster: Nick Saban.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

Wife Sharon played the taskmaster, keeping everything in line.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2025

Robbie, my great-aunt, my rigid taskmaster of a piano teacher, passed away in June, bequeathing her house on Euclid to my parents, allowing them to become home owners for the first time.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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