one-armed

English

Etymology

From one +‎ armed.

Pronunciation

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

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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

• busy as a one-armed paper hanger
• 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 (vekeď)
• Finnish: yksikätinen (fi)
• French: manchot (fr) m
• German: einarmig (de)
• Hungarian: félkarú (hu)
• Macedonian: еднорак m (ednorak)
• Polish: jednoręki (pl) m, jednoramienny (pl)
• Russian: однору́кий (ru) (odnorúkij)
• Spanish: manco (es)
• Swedish: enarmad (sv)

See also

• one-legged

Anagrams

• demeanor, enamored