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slave driver

–noun
1. an overseer of slaves.
2. a hard taskmaster: His boss was a slave driver.

Origin:
1800–10, Americanism
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slave driver  
n.  
  1. An overseer of slaves at work.

  2. A severely exacting employer or supervisor.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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