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one

number, determiner (UNKNOWN PERSON)
 
 
/wʌn/ formal

Definition

used before the name of someone who is not known: Her solicitor is one John Wintersgill.Names and titles
(Definition of one numberdeterminer (UNKNOWN PERSON) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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