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- pronunciation:
- mae
v
rihk
[or]
maev
rihk
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, esp. one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs.
The priest's radical views made him a maverick among his fellow priests.- antonyms:
- conformist, follower
- similar words:
- dissident, heretic, nonconformist, rebel, trailblazer
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| definition 2: |
an unbranded or motherless calf or colt.
- similar words:
- orphan
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| related words: |
deviate, irregular, original, waif |
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| derivation: |
maverick (adj.) |
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