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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈmævərɪk/
Forms: mavericks
maverick means: Thinking or acting in your own way, even when other people disagree.
adjective
Thinking or acting in your own way, even when other people disagree.
- She is a maverick thinker.
- His maverick approach challenged the usual methods.
- The party struggled to control its maverick members.
Describing a farm animal without a burned mark showing who owns it.
- They found a maverick calf.
- Maverick cattle wandered near the ranch.
- The cowboys separated the maverick animals from the branded herd.
noun
A person who follows their own ideas instead of doing what others expect.
- She is a maverick.
- The party’s mavericks refused to support the bill.
- As a young artist, he was considered a maverick.
A farm animal without a burned ownership mark, especially one wandering freely.
- A maverick joined the herd.
- The rancher branded the maverick he had found.
- Cowboys gathered several mavericks during the roundup.
Something that a person has taken dishonestly.
- The watch was a maverick.
- He hid his mavericks under the bed.
- The trader was caught selling a maverick.
verb
To take an unmarked farm animal from open land and claim it as your own.
- He mavericked a stray calf.
- The rancher was accused of mavericking cattle.
- They tried to maverick unbranded animals from the open range.
To take something that you have no legal right to own.
- He mavericked his neighbour’s tools.
- They were accused of mavericking public land.
- The trader had mavericked goods belonging to another merchant.
Questions about maverick
What does maverick mean?
Thinking or acting in your own way, even when other people disagree.
What is maverick in other languages?
Türkçe: bağımsız · Español: independiente · Français: indépendant · Deutsch: eigenwillig · Italiano: anticonformista · 日本語: 独立独歩の
How do you pronounce maverick?
It is pronounced /ˈmævərɪk/.
How do you use maverick in a sentence?
She is a maverick thinker. His maverick approach challenged the usual methods.
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