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one-man
[ wuhn-man ]
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
adjective
- consisting of or done by or for one man
a one-man band
a one-man show
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of one-man1
Example Sentences
Fishburne was nominated for a Tony Award for the one-man play in which he portrayed civil rights attorney and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Known for his conversational style and a smooth, mellifluous voice, Marcus is a one-man operation, serving as his own engineer and equipment manager.
After that, he devoted himself over the course of a decade to “Citizen Twain,” a touring one-man show that he wrote, directed and starred in as a resurrected Mark Twain.
On stage, Fisher-Becker appeared in productions of “The Busybody,” “The Emperor of the Moon,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Macbeth” and a one-man show of “Hamlet: Tragedy of a Fat Man.”
I got labeled as “too one-man show” at one club, which was frustrating.
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