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taskmaster

[task-mas-ter, tahsk-mah-ster] / ˈtæskˌmæs tər, ˈtɑskˌmɑ stər /


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Plus, the taskmaster who has Team USA believing: ‘Why not us?’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

At the FBI, he gained a reputation of being an exacting taskmaster and, despite his early Republican political alignment, someone who was appreciated by politicians of both political parties.

From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026

Wife Sharon played the taskmaster, keeping everything in line.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2025

Grateful Dead biographer David Browne wrote of Lesh, “Beneath that affable exterior lay a taskmaster and perfectionist.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024

Although he was a strict taskmaster within his home, Dad tolerated no criticism of the family from outsiders.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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