- task|mas|ter
- task|mas|ter «TASK MAS tuhr, TAHSK MAHS-», noun.1. a very exacting boss or teacher.2. a person who sets tasks for others. SYNONYM(S): supervisor, overseer.
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task·mas·ter — /ˈtæskˌmæstɚ, Brit ˈtɑːskˌmɑːstə/ noun, pl ters [count] : a person who assigns work to other people He s a hard/tough/stern taskmaster … Useful english dictionary
task — task·er; task; task·mas·ter·ship; mul·ti·task; … English syllables
taskmaster — task•mas•ter [[t]ˈtæskˌmæs tər, ˈtɑskˌmɑ stər[/t]] n. use a person who assigns tasks, esp. burdensome ones, to others or who supervises others work rigorously • Etymology: 1520–30 task′mas ter•ship , n … From formal English to slang
taskmaster — task|mas|ter [ˈta:skˌma:stə US ˈtæskˌmæstər] n be a hard/stern/tough taskmaster to force people to work very hard … Dictionary of contemporary English
taskmaster — task|mas|ter [ tæsk,mæstər ] noun count someone who makes people work very hard … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
taskmastership — task·mas·ter·ship … English syllables
ship — ship·en·tine; ship·less; ship·man; ship·ment; ship·pa·ble; ship·page; ship·pen; ship·per; ship·pon; show·man·ship; sib·ship; sis·ter·ship; siz·ar·ship; skip·per·ship; sol·dier·ship; so·lic·i·tor·ship; son·ship; space·ship; speak·er·ship;… … English syllables
Taskmaster — Task mas ter, n. One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer. Ex. i. 11. [1913 Webster] All is, if I have grace to use it so, As ever in my great Taskmaster s eye. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
