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taskmaster

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


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Plus, the taskmaster who has Team USA believing: ‘Why not us?’

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 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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