one-man

adjective

ˈwən-ˈman 

: 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 job

a one-man show/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

Examples of one-man in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This isn’t a one-man poll on my opinion or somebody else’s. — Greg Cote june 19, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026

Norway, up to that point, was, for better and worse, Selvik’s one-man show. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 June 2026

Rhys also is hoping to bring his one-man Richard Burton show to New York City next year. — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026

And the Sharks needed some of that size after letting the one-man PK that is Vinny Desharnais walk. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for one-man

• businessman
• canavan
• caravan
• constantan
• dragoman
• fisherman
• handyman
• harmattan
• journeyman
• marianne
• middleman
• minivan