one-timers
Single-instance events
One-timers are people who do something only once—customers who never return, voters who supported a candidate in a single election, or participants in any activity they don't repeat.
In hockey, a one-timer is a shot taken directly off a pass without stopping the puck first: He scored on a beautiful one-timer from the slot.
For one application only
- throwawayDesigned for discard
- expendableAble to be sacrificed
- discardableAble to be thrown out
- replaceableAble to be exchanged
biodegradable · compostable · recyclable · ephemeral · temporary · short-lived · transient · fleeting
Happening only occasionally
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- occasionalHappening at intervals
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- seldomOn few occasions
scarce · irregular · intermittent · isolated · random · chance · unusual · erratic
Only one exists
- singularOne in number
- soleFoot's bottom surface
- standaloneComplete without attachments
- unrepeatableImpossible to do again
unparalleled · unprecedented · exclusive · individual · irreplaceable · non-recurring · debut · finale
Those who abuse others
- fair-weatherUnreliable when challenged
- bandwagonSurging popular cause
- fly-by-nightUnreliable and transient
- transactionalBased on exchange
mercenary · calculating · shrewd · cunning · strategic · enterprising · resourceful · adaptable
single-use
For one application only
- throwawayDesigned for discard
- expendableAble to be sacrificed
- discardableAble to be thrown out
replaceable · biodegradable · compostable · recyclable · ephemeral · temporary · short-lived · transient · fleeting · perishable
infrequent
Happening only occasionally
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- occasionalHappening at intervals
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
seldom · scarce · irregular · intermittent · isolated · random · chance · unusual · erratic · fitful
unique
Only one exists
- singularOne in number
- soleFoot's bottom surface
- standaloneComplete without attachments
unrepeatable · unparalleled · unprecedented · exclusive · individual · irreplaceable · non-recurring · debut · finale · swan-song
exploiters
Those who abuse others
- fair-weatherUnreliable when challenged
- bandwagonSurging popular cause
- fly-by-nightUnreliable and transient
transactional · mercenary · calculating · shrewd · cunning · strategic · enterprising · resourceful · adaptable · carpetbagger
one-timersregulars
Habitual visitors
recurrences · constants · frequents · mainstays · repeaters
one-timershabits
Regular repeated behaviors
routines · rituals · customs · traditions · practices
one-timerscommitments
Promises requiring follow-through
subscriptions · memberships · vocations · loyalties · devotions