slave-driver
noun1
An overseer of slaves at work; a person who puts slaves to work.
- "That's the rifle I used against the Peruvian slave-drivers three years ago."1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
2
Colloquial, Excessive, Figuratively, Usually An employer or supervisor who demands excessive amounts of work from an employee.
- He's such a slave-driver! I can't believe he wants us to come in on Saturday.
3
Broadly, Colloquial, Excessive, Figuratively, Humorous, Often, Sarcastic, Usually Anyone who requests an amount of work from others that is deemed unreasonable.
- Mom, I need a break after doing homework! You're nothing but a slave-driver!
- Synonyms
- taskmaster