a one-man band



a one-man band

an organization in which one person does all the work or has all the power
Usage notes: A one-man band is a musician who performs alone and plays several instruments at the same time.
It's basically a one-man band. He designs, prints and sells the T-shirts himself. Its critics say that the company has become a one-man band in recent years.
See also: band

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dina (1)DIE-nə (English)English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
SamuelSAM-yoo-əl (English), SAM-yəl (English), sah-MWEL (Spanish), SAH-moo-el (Swedish, Finnish)English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Swedish, Norwegian, Dani
Paule-French
Danka-Serbian, Slovak, Polish
Stern[stə:n]
Dodson['dɔdsn]