Maverick

Quick meaning: Maverick is an adjective meaning (of cattle) Unbranded.

Meaning

(of cattle) Unbranded.

More Meanings

1. Showing independence in thoughts or actions.
2. An unbranded range animal.
3. (by extension) Anything dishonestly obtained.
4. (by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules.
5. (by extension) One who creates or uses controversial or unconventional ideas or practices.
6. (military) A person in the military who became an officer by going to college while on active duty as an enlisted person.
7. (poker slang) A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold ’em.

Example Sentences

He made a maverick decision. She is such a maverick person.

A maverick person tends to be wild, unsettled, and irresponsible, often an outlaw not bound by the rules and mores of society.

Attempts to regulate the distribution of maverick cattle throughout the 1880s affected particularly the access of cowboys to mavericks.

But I would rather have maverick cattle, they are more accustomed to range conditions. My cattle from the registered herd have not done too well.

Word Forms

• mavericks
• mavericking
• mavericked

Synonyms for maverick

Depending on context, synonyms include eccentric, heteroclite, individualist, misfit, nonconformist, offbeat.

Antonyms for maverick

Common opposites include dogmatist, formalist, pedant, stickler, traditionalist.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rebel, unorthodox, unconventional, irregular, gentlemen, splinter.

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