: of or relating to just one individual: such as
a
: consisting of only one individual
a one-man committee
b(1)
: done, presented, or produced by only one individual
a one-man stage play
(2)
: featuring the work of a single artist (such as a painter)
a one-man show of oils
c
: designed for or limited to one individual
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The Mavericks, on the other hand, were more or less a one-man band.
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Antetokounmpo is a one-man siege engine—he’ll pound the paint until the wall breaks.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Until the next one-man, genre-hopping talent like Shaboozey rolls around, artists and A&Rs are going to keep pushing country-rap collabs.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
How to Fail Writer-director-performer Ron Campbell’s one-man guide to not succeeding spectacularly.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“One-man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-man. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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