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TASKMISTRESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does taskmistress mean? 

TASKMISTRESS (noun)
  The noun TASKMISTRESS has 1 sense:

1. a woman taskmasterplay

  Familiarity information: TASKMISTRESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TASKMISTRESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A woman taskmaster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("taskmistress" is a kind of...):

taskmaster (someone who imposes hard or continuous work)


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