one-woman
adjective
: done, performed, or controlled by one woman
a one-woman job/show/play/business
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This is, of course, nothing new, given the success of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, which started life as a one-woman play in 2013 and went on to define the dramedy genre via a BBC-Amazon TV series.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
What started as a one-woman practice in 2010 has grown to 15 employees.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Ramen by Ra, named for its owner, Rasheeda Purdie, is a one-woman operation.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
Has anything surprised you about being onstage as an actor in your one-woman show?
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
What started as a one-woman practice in 2010 has grown to 15 employees.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Ramen by Ra, named for its owner, Rasheeda Purdie, is a one-woman operation.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
Has anything surprised you about being onstage as an actor in your one-woman show?
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
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“One-woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-woman. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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