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- Dictionarymaverick/ˈmav(ə)rɪk/
noun
- 1. an unorthodox or independent-minded person: "he's the maverick of the fashion scene"
- 2. an unbranded calf or yearling. North American
adjective
- 1. unorthodox: "a maverick detective"
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MAVERICK definition: 1. a person who thinks and acts in an independent way, often behaving differently from the expected…. Learn more.
The meaning of MAVERICK is an unbranded range animal; especially : a motherless calf. How to use maverick in a sentence. Did you know?
MAVERICK meaning: 1. a person who thinks and acts in an independent way, often behaving differently from the expected…. Learn more.
a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peers: His unusual techniques made him a maverick of modern dance. a person pursuing rebellious, even potentially disruptive, policies or ideas: You can't muzzle a maverick.
1. an unbranded animal, esp. a strayed calf. 2. Informal. a person who takes an independent stand, as in politics, from that of a party or group.
n. 1. (Agriculture) (in US and Canadian cattle-raising regions) an unbranded animal, esp a stray calf. 2. a. a person of independent or unorthodox views. b. (as modifier): a maverick politician. [C19: after Samuel A. Maverick (1803–70), Texas rancher, who did not brand his cattle]
A maverick is a rebel, someone who shows a lot of independence. A maverick on a motorcycle might blaze her own trail, traveling around the country and earning money by performing in rodeos.
