one-man
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˈwʌnˌmæn/
:
unipersonal
- The artist presented a stunning series of paintings in his one-man exhibition at the gallery.
- a one-man show
- a one-man exhibition
Peter McKinnon hearing that's kind of kind of my thing, kind of a one man job.
- Peter McKinnon hearing that's kind of kind of my thing, kind of a one man job.
- I remember years ago when I was just getting started and I was already running my own one man advertising agency.
- So, you know, the one man band, Little Junior Parker.
- I hope you'll forgive me if I don't perform a kind of one man savant show for you today.
- I believe that one man show isn't is not going to last.
- Everybody do dyspo and R JS a one man wrecking crew.
Examples
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Our current accountant is in DH's group and runs a one-man shop with a couple of assistants.
Blog text (13) -
I remember years ago when I was just getting started and I was already running my own one man advertising agency.
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Well, he had a one-man show in New York.
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Turning himself into a one-man arts council, he established creative writing classes.
Academic text (2012) -
In 1809, he held a one-man show of his paintings at his brother's house.
Academic text (1994) -
She decided to run a one-man photography business after leaving her corporate job.
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His project turned into a one-man operation when he couldn't find any collaborators.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
For one person or thing, not shared with others
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3.3
A thing that only one person can use
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5.7
Only one woman takes part
Antonyms
How Many People
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
One-man is made by putting one ('single') and man ('person') together, and it started as a way to say something for or done by just one person. So, one-man means 'for one person' or a show by a single performer, and today it often just means 'solo' even if the performer is not a man.