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单词 taskmistresses
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taskmistress

noun

task·​mis·​tress ˈtask-ˌmi-strəs How to pronounce taskmistress (audio)
: a woman who is a taskmaster

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The arrangement understandably makes commentators squirm: a white taskmistress keeping a black ward in her basement to turn out paintings on command. Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 24 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

taskmistresses

noun

plural of taskmistress
as in discipliners

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • discipliners
  • taskmasters
  • disciplinarians
  • martinets
  • sticklers
  • cavilers
  • hypercritics
  • purists
  • micromanagers
  • censurers
  • perfectionists
  • nigglers
  • authoritarians
  • disparagers
  • faultfinders
  • knockers
  • carpers
  • castigators
  • criticizers
  • nitpickers
  • cavillers
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