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English

Etymology

From task + master.

Noun

Someone who supervises workers, especially one who imposes hard or burdensome work.
A source of hard work or responsibility.

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Taskmaster \Task"mas`ter\, n.
One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one
whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer. --Ex. i. 11.
[1913 Webster]

All is, if I have grace to use it so,
As ever in my great Taskmaster's eye. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet taskmaster
n : someone who imposes hard or continuous work

Moby Dictionary
Big Brother , Simon Legree , auditor , boatswain , boss , chief ,
comptroller , controller , floor manager , floorman , floorwalker ,
foreman , gaffer , ganger , head , headman , inspector , monitor ,
noncommissioned officer , overman , overseer , proctor , sirdar ,
slave driver , straw boss , subforeman , super , superintendent ,
supervisor , surveyor , visitor