TASKMASTER
ADJECTIVES
1944 ► BALL-BUSTING – acting as a hard taskmaster; of a woman: aggressive, demanding → US sl.
1959 ► BALL-BREAKING – acting as a hard taskmaster; of a woman: aggressive, demanding; dominating → US sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
– ASS-BREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, or otherwise vexatious individual; a cruel taskmaster or a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman …1961 Amer. sl.
– BACK-BREAKER a difficult task or taskmaster …Bk1891 Eng. colloq.
– BALLBREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman …1942 US sl.
– BALL-BUSTER a person who sets difficult work or problems; a hard taskmaster …1954 sl., orig. US
– BALL-WRACKER the person who assigns difficult talks; a hard taskmaster …M20 US sl.
– BEAR someone who overworks their employees or students; a hard taskmaster …1915 US sl.
– BEAR’S ASS a harsh taskmaster …1990 US sl.
– HARD-BITTEN ONE a hard taskmaster …1875 Eng. dial.
– HARD-WOOLLED ONE a hard taskmaster …1893 Eng. dial.
– HORSE JOCKEY a hard taskmaster …1851 US sl.
– NIGGER-DRIVER a hard taskmaster; one who drives Blacks or one who is powerful and brutal …M19 US colloq., derogatory
– SIMON LEGREE a strict taskmaster; a ‘slave driver’ …M19 US colloq.
– TASKER one who imposes or sets a task; a taskmaster …1588
– TASK-LORD a taskmaster …1605
– TASK-MAN an officer who sets a task; a taskmaster …1856
– TASKMASTER one whose office is to allot tasks and see to their performance; an overseer; a middleman; one who allots a duty or imposes a heavy burden or labour …1530
– TASKMISTRESS a woman who assigns tasks, or apportions labour …1603
– TAX-MASTER a taskmaster …1887 Sc.
VERBS
1904 ► SCOURGE – to exercise great severity; to act as a hard taskmaster → Sc. (Bk.)
1942 ► RAMROD – to boss, to manage, esp. in a strictly disciplined way; to be a strict disciplinarian or taskmaster → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
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