one-armed

one-armed

English

Etymology

From one +‎ armed.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌwʌnɑːmd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌwʌnɑɹmd/

Adjective

one-armed (not comparable)

1. Having only one arm; especially having lost an arm.
   • 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIV, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 152:

     "Hope I'm not talking out of school but I do feel you acted unwisely by employing a one-armed chauffeur."

Derived terms

• one-armed bandit
• one-armed router

Related terms

• two-armed
• three-armed
• four-armed, etc.

Translations

having only one arm

Catalan: manc (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 獨臂／独臂 (zh) (dúbì) Dutch: eenarmig (nl), eenarmige (nl) Erzya: векедь (vekedʹ) Finnish: yksikätinen (fi) French: manchot (fr) m German: einarmig (de) Hungarian: félkarú (hu) Macedonian: еднорак m (ednorak) Polish: jednoręki (pl) m Russian: однору́кий (ru) (odnorúkij) Spanish: manco (es)

See also

• one-legged

Anagrams

• demeanor, enamored