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taskmaster

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


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I might have helped with some SAT prep along the way, but I’d hardly characterize my role as a taskmaster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The Scotland midfielder says he's been doing a bit of that in training, a mentor but also a taskmaster for the youngsters in the squad, such as teenagers Tyler Fletcher and Findlay Curtis.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

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

Wife Sharon played the taskmaster, keeping everything in line.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2025

A tall, friendly man, a lawyer and the Brotherhood's chief theoretician, he had proved to be a hard taskmaster.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison


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