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taskmistress

[task-mis-tris, tahsk-]

noun

a woman whose function it is to assign tasks, especially burdensome ones, to others.

a woman who supervises others' work rigorously.

Origin:
1595–1605; task + mistress

Usage note
See -ess.

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taskmaster (ˈtɑːskˌmɑːstə)

—n
	a person, discipline, etc, that enforces work, esp hard or continuous work: his teacher is a hard taskmaster

'taskmistress

—*fem n*

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