: 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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Unlike Call of Duty, where everyone is essentially their own one-man Rambo, there’s more to Battlefield than just sprinting around endlessly killing foes.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Shire also had time to guide U2 in their historic opening of the Sphere in Las Vegas and Bono in his live one-man show and Apple TV+ doc Stories of Surrender and David Byrne for the new A24 Imax release of Stop Making Sense.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Founded in 2005, MiraChechu Productions began as Rey’s one-man creative vehicle, scripting, animating and voicing shorts that earned national and international prizes.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
McGowan functioned as a one-man intervention services unit, often fielding middle-of-the-night phone messages and ferrying people to and from rehab.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Shire also had time to guide U2 in their historic opening of the Sphere in Las Vegas and Bono in his live one-man show and Apple TV+ doc Stories of Surrender and David Byrne for the new A24 Imax release of Stop Making Sense.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Founded in 2005, MiraChechu Productions began as Rey’s one-man creative vehicle, scripting, animating and voicing shorts that earned national and international prizes.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
McGowan functioned as a one-man intervention services unit, often fielding middle-of-the-night phone messages and ferrying people to and from rehab.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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“One-man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-man. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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