Meanings
adjectiveone-man (not comparable)
- not comparableInvolving, done, or operated by only one person.
Strictly a one-man wave. Just wasn't room for two surfers.
1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer1 more example
There was also the influx of a third of a million road lorries, sold at giveaway prices after their war roles ceased and used by competing one-man businesses to skim off sundry agricultural freight.
2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 51
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivedesigned for or restricted to a single person
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one-man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-man
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“one-man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-man. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one-man,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-man.
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