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maverick
[mav-er-ik, mav-rik]
noun
Southwestern U.S.an unbranded calf, cow, or steer, especially an unbranded calf that is separated from its mother.
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.
Maverick, an electro-optically guided U.S. air-to-ground tactical missile for destroying tanks and other hardened targets at ranges up to 15 miles (24 km).
adjective
unorthodox, unconventional, or nonconformist.
She had a reputation as a maverick fiscal conservative willing to raise taxes.
maverick
/ ˈæəɪ /
noun
(in US and Canadian cattle-raising regions) an unbranded animal, esp a stray calf
a person of independent or unorthodox views
( as modifier )
a maverick politician
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of maverick1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of maverick1
Example Sentences
New York is once again home, but Arden is too much a maverick to fall into the establishment trap.
He treated mavericks as icons — Meredith Monk and Lou Harrison among them.
His maverick qualities form part of Parris' willingness to work with O'Sullivan, even after the destruction of one of his workshop's fine creations.
The Tony Award nominations, announced Thursday morning in New York, reflect the split screen reality of a Broadway season divided by mavericks and mega-stars.
Eubank is quite the maverick, a boxer who never pinned himself down to one promoter or trainer for a significant length of time.
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