two-hander
noun
1
: something that is done with both hands
Her tennis backhands are always two-handers.
2
: a play that is written to be performed by two actors
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Knight was basically a two-hander, carried by the charm of Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell rather than dragons, exotic locations and epic mythology.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Immediately the challenge of doing a two-hander grabbed him.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026
The Ghana trip is like an investigative two-hander between Kwabena and Sweetpea.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
Casting her opposite Dylan O’Brien in a two-hander survival horror-comedy might sound, on paper, like a miscalculation.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Immediately the challenge of doing a two-hander grabbed him.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026
The Ghana trip is like an investigative two-hander between Kwabena and Sweetpea.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
Casting her opposite Dylan O’Brien in a two-hander survival horror-comedy might sound, on paper, like a miscalculation.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for two-hander
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“Two-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-hander. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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