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task⋅mas⋅ter

[task-mas-ter, tahsk-mah-ster]
–noun
1. a person whose function it is to assign tasks, esp. burdensome ones, to others.
2. a person who supervises rigorously the work of others.

Origin:
1520–30; task + master


task⋅mas⋅ter⋅ship, noun
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task·mas·ter   (tāsk'mās'tər)   
n.  
  1. One who imposes tasks, especially burdensome or laborious ones.

  2. A source of burden or responsibility: The profession of medicine is a stern taskmaster.

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