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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gōngtóu
"老板像一个严厉的工头一样监督我们。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who assigns heavy or burdensome work to others, often in a strict or demanding manner.
"The strict manager was known as a relentless taskmaster who expected perfection from everyone." - 2
A person in charge of overseeing workers and ensuring tasks are completed efficiently under strict supervision.
"He acted as a harsh taskmaster on the construction site to ensure the project finished on time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the words 'task' (from Old Northern French 'tasque', ultimately from Late Latin 'taxare') and 'master' (from Old English 'mægester', from Latin 'magister'). Originally referring to a person who assigns burdensome labor, it evolved to describe any strict authority figure who imposes demanding workloads.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Taskmaster" is said worldwide
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censeur
Transliteration: sãsur
"Il est un véritable taskmaster avec ses employés."
Zuchtmeister
Transliteration: tsʊxtˌmaɪ̯stɐ
"Der Chef verhält sich wie ein strenger Zuchtmeister."
tiranno
Transliteration: tiˈranno
"Il direttore si è rivelato un severo taskmaster."
capataz
Transliteration: kapaˈtas
"El capataz exigía puntualidad y esfuerzo constante a todos los obreros."
capataz
Transliteration: kapaˈtas
"O gerente agía como um capataz rigoroso no escritório."
कठोर काम लेने वाला
Transliteration: kathor kaam lene wala
"वह बॉस एक कठोर काम लेने वाला है।"
工头
Transliteration: gōngtóu
"老板像一个严厉的工头一样监督我们。"
독촉자
Transliteration: dokchokja
"그 상사는 직원들을 혹사하는 독촉자로 유명하다."
鬼軍曹
Transliteration: oni gunsō
"彼女の新しい上司は仕事においてまさに鬼軍曹だ。"
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