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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Kane wheeled and responded with a two-hander of his own.
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 15 May 2025
In this two-hander, Stephanie Shum plays Jenny, a young Japanese American woman who works as a certified nursing assistant and is mourning the recent death of her partner Bill, an older man who was her patient before the two formed a relationship.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
The play, a two-hander directed by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, concerns two bracingly intelligent Black cousins who grew up together but whose lives have diverged.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
In Apartment Starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender as two married intelligence agents who must reckon with both interpersonal and international stakes, the Focus Features two-hander will seemingly just break even at the box office.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2025
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 15 May 2025
In this two-hander, Stephanie Shum plays Jenny, a young Japanese American woman who works as a certified nursing assistant and is mourning the recent death of her partner Bill, an older man who was her patient before the two formed a relationship.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
The play, a two-hander directed by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, concerns two bracingly intelligent Black cousins who grew up together but whose lives have diverged.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
In Apartment Starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender as two married intelligence agents who must reckon with both interpersonal and international stakes, the Focus Features two-hander will seemingly just break even at the box office.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Two-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-hander. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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