taskmistress

[ task-mis-tris, tahsk- ]

/ ˈtæskˌmɪs trɪs, ˈtɑsk- /

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noun

a woman whose function it is to assign tasks, especially burdensome ones, to others.

a woman who supervises others' work rigorously.

RELATED WORDS

wheel, foreman, administrator, honcho, superintendent, exec, executive, manager, employer, director, forewoman, chief, overseer, owner, supervisor, chieftain, taskmaster, head, leader, foreperson

Nearby words

task, task force, task-oriented, taskbar, taskmaster, taskmistress, taskwork, tasm., tasman, tasman sea, tasmania

Origin of taskmistress

First recorded in 1595–1605; task + mistress

Usage note

See -ess.

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Examples from the Web for taskmistress

Then our taskmistress appeared just as the floor was finished; she had forgotten the store room, it was locked up and not cleaned.
Glimpses into the Abyss|Mary Higgs
So we worked steadily, my friend's fate being worse, as she worked under the taskmistress's eye.
Glimpses into the Abyss|Mary Higgs
For one blessed three-quarters of an hour before I finished the taskmistress was away.
Glimpses into the Abyss|Mary Higgs