one-woman

[ wuhn-woom-uhn ]

adjective

1. used, operated, performed, etc., by one woman:

   a one-woman show.

2. preferring or seeking romantic involvement with one woman only:

   a one-woman man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of one-woman¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Among the background figures in her purported one-woman show, however, he casts the longest shadow – a fascinating bit of embroidery on what is essentially the story of America’s relationship with womanhood.

From Salon

She dived into his material for “Maria Friedman: By Special Arrangement,” her Sondheim-heavy one-woman show, and again in Sondheim’s “Passion” and to play Dot in the British premiere of “Sunday in the Park with George.”

From Seattle Times

In 2012, at 89, Paige performed an autobiographical one-woman cabaret show in West Hollywood, San Francisco and New York.

From Los Angeles Times

She won an Olivier Award for her performance in “Maria Friedman: By Special Arrangement,” her Sondheim-heavy one-woman show, and another for her performance in Sondheim’s “Passion.”

From Los Angeles Times

It wasn’t until 1983 that her acting career began to blossom onstage with the opening of her one-woman “Spook Show,” which was renamed “Whoopi Goldberg” when it officially opened on Broadway in 1984.

From Los Angeles Times