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maverick adjective /ˈmævərɪk/ /ˈmævərɪk/ [only before noun] jump to other results - (of a person) independent, with unusual opinions
- a maverick film director
- a politician with a maverick streak
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
maverick noun /ˈmævərɪk/ /ˈmævərɪk/ jump to other results - a person who does not behave or think like everyone else, but who has independent, unusual opinionsTopics Opinion and argumentc2
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from the name of Samuel A. Maverick (1803–70), a Texas rancher who did not brand his cattle.
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