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task-mistress

task-mis·tress
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [task, tahsk mis-tris]
    • /tæsk, tɑsk ˈmɪs trɪs/
    • /tɑːsk ˈmɪs.trəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [task, tahsk mis-tris]
    • /tæsk, tɑsk ˈmɪs trɪs/

Definitions of task-mistress word

  • noun task-mistress a woman whose function it is to assign tasks, especially burdensome ones, to others. 1
  • noun task-mistress a woman who supervises others' work rigorously. 1
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Origin of task-mistress

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; task + mistress

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Parts of speech for Task-mistress

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Task-mistress

task-mistress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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