one-man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wuhn man]
- /wʌn mæn/
- /wʌn mæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wuhn man]
- /wʌn mæn/

Definitions of one-man word

adjective one-man of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person: a one-man office; a one-man band. 1
adjective one-man preferring or seeking romantic involvement with one man only: a one-man woman. 1
adjective one-man A one-man performance is given by only one man rather than by several people. 0
adjective one-man A one-man organization, such as a business or type of government, is controlled by one person, rather than by several people. 0
adjective one-man consisting of or done by or for one man 0
adjective one-man consisting of, done by, or involving only one person, esp. a man 0

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Origin of one-man

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for One-man

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of One-man

one-man popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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