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
Burgess['bə:dʒis]
Katsuroukah-tsoo-ṙo:Japanese
Zebedaios-Biblical Greek
SzilÁRd-Hungarian
EmblaEM-blah (Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Ankica-Croatian