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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 taskmaster
Familiarity information: TASKMISTRESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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