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  1. one-man bandnoun

    A musician who plays several musical instruments at once.

  2. one-man bandnoun

    An organisation or business that is effectively run by only one person.

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  1. One-man band

    A one-man band is a musician who plays a number of musical instruments simultaneously using their hands, feet, limbs, and various mechanical contraptions. The simplest type of "one-person band" — a singer accompanying themselves on acoustic guitar and harmonica mounted in a metal "harp rack" below the mouth — is often used by buskers. More complicated setups may include wind instruments strapped around the neck, a large bass drum mounted on the musician's back with a beater which is connected to a foot pedal, cymbals strapped between the knees or triggered by a pedal mechanism, tambourines and maracas tied to the limbs, and a stringed instrument strapped over the shoulders. Since the development of Musical Instrument Digital Interface in the 1980s, musicians have also incorporated chest-mounted MIDI drum pads, foot-mounted electronic drum triggers, and electronic pedal keyboards into their set-ups.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of one-man band in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of one-man band in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of one-man band in a Sentence

  1. Bob Woodward:

    This impulse decision-making, I've never seen anything like it in the presidency or any other institution where it's this one man band and he's going to say and do exactly what he wants, often giving no warning to his closest aides.

  2. Kevin Gillese:

    Listening to the ideas of others is the foundation for collaboration. If you're a one-man-band, then disregard this note, but if you need a healthy, functional team, then do the hard work of actually listening to those around you.

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