one-man

American

[wuhn-man] / ˈwʌnˌmæn /

adjective

of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person.

a one-man office; a one-man band.
preferring or seeking romantic involvement with one man only.

a one-man woman.

one-man British

adjective

consisting of or done by or for one man

a one-man band
a one-man show

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Etymology

Origin of one-man

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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The scene was Coventry, 1983, where her father was performing a one-man show.

From BBC

So, two years ago, Tevreden launched a one-man recruiting campaign to unearth younger talent.

From The Wall Street Journal

But in theory, the outcome depends on two things: Whether a one-man blockade in the Senate breaks, and what Powell decides to do next.

From Barron's

This was a one-man job, but he wanted in on it.

From Literature

A scruffy-faced Radcliffe, twinkling accessible geniality in jeans and a sweatshirt, zips up and down the cavernous theater as though waging a one-man campaign against the isolation epidemic.

From Los Angeles Times

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