taskmistress
[ task-mis-tris, tahsk- ]
/ ˈtæskˌmɪs trɪs, ˈtɑsk- /
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,
- taskwork,
- tasm.,
- tasman,
- tasman sea,
- tasman, abel janszoon
Origin of taskmistress
Usage note
See -ess.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
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 HiggsSo we worked steadily, my friend's fate being worse, as she worked under the taskmistress's eye.
Glimpses into the Abyss|Mary HiggsFor one blessed three-quarters of an hour before I finished the taskmistress was away.
Glimpses into the Abyss|Mary Higgs