taskmasters

noun

plural of taskmaster
as in foremen
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do known as a tough but fair taskmaster

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Recent Examples of taskmasters Work is work, and there’s writerly reward, too, in daily encounters with a diverse range of taskmasters across all social groups. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taskmasters
  1. foremen
  2. leaders
  3. bosses
  4. masters
  5. captains
  6. managers
  7. chiefs
  8. directors
Noun
  • Customers were very important; workers, foremen.
    — Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • For years after that, TCU alums who had served as Ranch Week foremen or queen would proudly include it on resumes, in professional biographies or when running for office.
    — Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Definition of foremen
Noun
  • Whereas many tech leaders have, like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, touted the benefits of AI, many have also expressed concern about its perils.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Several Kansas City community leaders are calling for residents to have a meaningful role in selecting the city’s next police chief, weeks after Stacey Graves announced plans to retire next year.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • Just not as much as the callous bosses who created this indefensible, toxic situation and the fanatics who once cheered it.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Capcom has also said regular Genma and bosses will provide a tougher fight in the final game.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of bosses
Noun
  • He was born in Hialeah and went to the University of Miami and later received masters degrees in criminal justice and public administration from Florida International University.
    — Gray Rohrer, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Mixed doubles showcases one of tennis’ greatest strengths — seeing the best athletes in the world share a court — but this version of it also pits the masters of a discipline against the biggest stars of a sport.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of masters
Noun
  • Wideout/linebacker Sawyer Haley, wideout/defensive back Levi Carlucci and lineman Jaysson Pittman are the team’s senior captains.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Kansas junior quarterback Cole Ballard has been voted one of five team captains for the 2026 college football season, the KU football program announced Wednesday night on social media site X.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of captains
Noun
  • Broadcom's financing initiatives with asset managers is another potential topic on the earnings all.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That could give infrastructure managers a more practical way to prioritize inspections.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • This was discontinued when SOE chiefs realized that a dagger would be the first thing taken from a prisoner.
    — David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The chiefs rivalries uniforms will honor arrowhead stadium considering the 4 year window with these rivalry uniforms will be the last 4 years at arrowhead.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of chiefs
Noun
  • Head scribes Chris Ord and Matt Corman, and episodic directors for the remainder of the series, were let go.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Projects must be led by LGBTQ+ directors and screenwriters, or by professionals whose dissident gender identities and expressions inform their creative perspectives.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of directors

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“Taskmasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taskmasters. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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