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in the PONS Dictionary

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a hard taskmaster
Paul is known as a stern taskmaster
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hard taskmaster
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It is considered by many as a very strict taskmaster aiming at “ getting money back for reckless European lenders ”.
www.hof.uni-frankfurt.de
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Sie wird von vielen als äußerst strenger Zuchtmeister gesehen, dessen wichtigstes Ziel es sei, „ Geld für rücksichtslose europäische Kreditgeber einzutreiben ".
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His taskmaster beat him so severely that he had to have an operation on his head.
www.jmberlin.de
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Sein Arbeitgeber schlug ihn derart brutal, dass er sich einer Operation am Kopf unterziehen musste.
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Don't they also give their manpower to the taskmaster?
www.kleinmexiko.de
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Geben sie nicht auch ?Arbeitskraft' an den Arbeitgeber?