taskmaster

FREQ #49967

n. 工头

发音

US /ˈtæskˌmæstɚ/

词形变化

taskmasters 复数 taskmasters

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who supervises workers, especially one who imposes hard or burdensome work.

  2. 2.

    A source of hard work or responsibility.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

supervisor

下位词 2

slave driver taskmistress

词源

From task + master.

来源：wiktionary