: 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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Maybach’s 4-liter twin-turbo V8 is built on AMG’s one-man/one-engine niche assembly line.
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Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Most community or local theater organizations are usually run as nonprofits by a collaboration of management and salaried acting talent and technical artists, Maverick is largely a one-man operation of a for-profit (though not much) theater.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Sheen took the boot and swung a machete around on a rooftop to the tune of a million Twitter followers in a day and die-hard fans cheering his meltdown one-man shows.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
But the conference still feels like a one-man band.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Most community or local theater organizations are usually run as nonprofits by a collaboration of management and salaried acting talent and technical artists, Maverick is largely a one-man operation of a for-profit (though not much) theater.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Sheen took the boot and swung a machete around on a rooftop to the tune of a million Twitter followers in a day and die-hard fans cheering his meltdown one-man shows.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
But the conference still feels like a one-man band.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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“One-man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-man. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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