taskmaster

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Williams is known as a taskmaster, and the fact that he would allow his team to snarkily trash talk the Tarheels before heading to the Dean Dome after

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  1. noun One who imposes tasks, especially burdensome or laborious ones.
  2. noun A source of burden or responsibility: The profession of medicine is a stern taskmaster.

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  • A taskmaster was appointed in the person of Lord Beaver-brook to press forward the production of new aircraft. —  The Narrow Margin
  • Her moods were kaleidoscopic—from the stern taskmaster, the tireless perfectionist, she underwent abrupt and bewildering metamorphoses, becoming in an instant the exuberant child pleased and enthused with everything he did, or the enigmatic seeress whose chilling smile made him cringe. —  Analog March, 1971
  • Miss Keller began to get the better of her old friendly taskmaster, the phrase. —  Story of My Life
  • To those who see God as a taskmaster, God demands. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Williams is known as a taskmaster, and the fact that he would allow his team to snarkily trash talk the Tarheels before heading to the Dean Dome after —  FanHouse
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