Associations to the word «Taskmaster»

Wiktionary

TASKMASTER, noun. Someone who supervises workers, especially one who imposes hard or burdensome work.
TASKMASTER, noun. (figuratively) A source of hard work or responsibility.

Dictionary definition

TASKMASTER, noun. Someone who imposes hard or continuous work.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke