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• n  someone who imposes hard or continuous work

• Hastings, my stern, Radcliffe-trained English teacher, was as devoted to her subject as the gentle Doc Cappel was to his: a tough taskmaster on the art of writing essays and an .
• The spindly, silky-smooth forward from the University of Texas sat down with PTI's Sean Gregory to discuss the draft, a taskmaster parent, and the doubters that drive him.
• Campbell, 65, is a taskmaster.

News & Articles

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• Weekly horoscope (July 4-11)
  While direct, Saturn is a taskmaster by Vivian Carol Cancer The Crab (June 20-July 21): Monitor your inner critic this week. It may be serving up a plate of neurotic guilt to interfere with your attitude.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  July 4, 2013 - Creative Loafing Charlotte
• Brian Cowen ranked top ten leader by Newsweek
  Newsweek have just published a list of the top ten international leaders who "have managed to win serious respect". Brian Cowen comes in at fifth place and is named "The Fiscal Taskmaster".
  June 29, 2013 - Irish Central

Quotes

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• Pierce Brosnan in Los Angeles Times
  He's a taskmaster, and he can put the fear of God into you if you're not prepared, if you don't know what you're doing as an actor,Brosnan said. "It was amazing watching him work. The camera is his alchemy chest, and the viewfinder is his...
• Dennis Green in San Francisco Chronicle
  But at certain times, you feel like you have to do something a little bit different, something that we hope will be better for us,Green said. "I think Mike is a very demanding taskmaster kind of guy. He's old school all the way, and I...