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What (who) is one-man band - definition
One-man band
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ONE-PIECE BAND
One-Man Band; One Man Band; One man band; One man bands; Onemanband; One-man-band; One-person band; One woman band; One-woman band; One person band
A one-man band is a musician who plays a number of instruments simultaneously using their hands, feet, limbs, and various mechanical or electronic contraptions. One-man bands also often sing while they perform.
one-man band
ONE-PIECE BAND
One-Man Band; One Man Band; One man band; One man bands; Onemanband; One-man-band; One-person band; One woman band; One-woman band; One person band
(one-man bands)
A one-man band is a street entertainer who wears and plays a lot of different instruments at the same time.
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one-man band
ONE-PIECE BAND
One-Man Band; One Man Band; One man band; One man bands; Onemanband; One-man-band; One-person band; One woman band; One-woman band; One person band
¦ noun
1. a street entertainer who plays many instruments at the same time.
2. a person who runs a business alone.
Examples of use of one-man band
1. "All his life he‘s been a one–man band, very much the loner.
2. The country doesn‘t want a one–man band like they have with Commissar Brown‘s Labour Party.
3. The party is usually seen by voters as a one–man band and a team leader could help change that.
4. In an e–mail, he writes that he has always considered himself a cut above politicians and that being a one–man band is a skilled job.
5. And it simply isn‘t true that Mr Cameron is making his position up as he goes along, nor that he is a one–man band.