one-man

[wuhn-man]

adjective

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

   a one-man office; a one-man band.

2. preferring or seeking romantic involvement with one man only.

   a one-man woman.

one-man

adjective

1. consisting of or done by or for one man

   a one-man band

   a one-man show

Word History and Origins

Origin of one-man¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Candy also became a co-owner and one-man pep squad for the Toronto Argonauts, the Canadian Football League team.

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The guards told him if he didn’t eat, he would be put in a one-man cell.

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The one-man show, Playing Burton, looks at Burton's beginnings in south Wales to his rise as one of the greatest performers of his generation.

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The president is a one-man wrecking crew, leaving carnage everywhere as he rushes through the Project 2025 agenda.

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It’s a one-man show that I can say without hyperbole is the best work he ever did.

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