TASKMISTRESS


Meaning of TASKMISTRESS in English

/task"mis'tris, tahsk"-/ , n.

1. a woman whose function it is to assign tasks, esp. burdensome ones, to others.

2. a woman who supervises others' work rigorously.

[ 1595-1605; TASK + MISTRESS ]

Usage . See -ess .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .