singleton

[ sing-guhl-tuhn ]

noun

1. a person or thing occurring singly, especially an individual set apart from others.
2. 1. a child or animal that is the only one born at one birth:

      a research program involving twins and singletons.

   2. an only child in a family.
3. Chiefly British. an unmarried person; a single.
4. Cards. a card that is the only one of a suit in a hand.
5. Mathematics. a set consisting of one given element.

singleton

/ ˈsɪŋɡəltən /

noun

1. bridge an original holding of one card only in a suit
2. a single object, individual, etc, separated or distinguished from a pair or group
3. maths a set containing only one member
4. a person who is neither married nor in a relationship

Word History and Origins

Origin of singleton¹

First recorded in 1875–80; single + -ton

Word History and Origins

Origin of singleton¹

C19: from single , on the model of simpleton

Example Sentences

Singleton, a military veteran, returned to New Orleans once he completed his studies and his service.

From Washington Post

Crosier said “there is not enough stimulation to keep milk production going for a singleton” while it’s bottle-fed.

From Washington Post

Just like the boys in the movie, Singleton had to navigate his way through South Central Los Angeles growing up surrounded by violence and crime.

From Essence.com

As for Webex, they’ll continue to forge the path ahead, said Singleton.

From Digiday

Singleton takes the aggressive, one-note conflicts of the action genre and builds whole networks of resentment out of them.

From Washington Post

But by 2007, the project was seemingly dead and Singleton claimed race was a factor.

From The Daily Beast

“He's like a young Steve McQueen,” filmmaker John Singleton said of Walker.

From The Daily Beast

Directed by John Singleton, the short film stars Eddie Murphy as a pharaoh and the supermodel as his bored queen.

From The Daily Beast

Over the years, the two lost touch twice but reconnected on the chat line, Singleton said.

From The Daily Beast

The first night they spoke on the telephone, Singleton said, Clash invited him to dinner at a restaurant near his house.

From The Daily Beast

With a suit declared the best opening lead is a singleton, failing which a lead from a strong sequence.

From Project Gutenberg

Sitgreaves he determined to leave in the cottage of Mr. Wharton, in attendance on Captain Singleton.

From Project Gutenberg

But to my surprise Harry Singleton was just sufficiently intoxicated to resent the act of his best friend.

From Project Gutenberg

So then I saw that word in some way had come to her of the little brawl between Harry Singleton and myself.

From Project Gutenberg

“Let us hope the experiment will succeed,” said Anne Singleton.

From Project Gutenberg

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