Odd-man Definition

ŏdmăn

adjective

Being a situation in a team sport in which one team or group of players has a numerical advantage over the opposition.

An odd-man rush.

American Heritage

noun

In a group having an odd number of people, someone with the casting vote; an arbiter. [from 15th c.]

Wiktionary

Someone who does odd jobs; an odd job man. [from 18th c.]

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Other Word Forms of Odd-man

Singular:

odd-man

Plural:

odd-men

From odd + man, probably after a Scandinavian source; compare Old Norse odda-maðr.

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