taskmaster
Example Sentences
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Louis Sr. was considered by his family to be a taskmaster.
From Los Angeles Times
With rare exceptions, bosses typically stand in as the villains in workplace movies and are often portrayed as manipulative, hard-driving taskmasters.
Despite his hard taskmaster approach, "likeability was important to him", one former employee said.
From BBC
Grateful Dead biographer David Browne wrote of Lesh, “Beneath that affable exterior lay a taskmaster and perfectionist.”
From Los Angeles Times
Mr Salmond described himself as a "tough taskmaster" when he was in charge of the government.
From BBC
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