taskmaster

English

Etymology

task +‎ master

Noun

taskmaster (plural taskmasters)

Someone who supervises workers, especially one who imposes hard or burdensome work.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 3:7:
  And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows
(figuratively) A source of hard work or responsibility.

Translations

Supervisor

Bulgarian: надзирател (bg) m (nadziratel)
German: Zuchtmeister m, Antreiber m, Aufseher (de) m
Hebrew: נוֹגֵשׂ‎ (he) m (nogés)

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