maverick
adjective · noun · verbB1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(of cattle) Unbranded.
- 2.
Showing independence in thoughts or actions.
He made a maverick decision. She is such a maverick person.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
An unbranded range animal.
- 2.
(broadly)(by extension) Anything dishonestly obtained.
- 3.
(broadly)(by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules.
Among historians he was a maverick because of his belief that history is meaningless.
Đồng nghĩa: heteroclite, individualist, lone gunman, nonconformist, rebel
- 4.
(broadly)(by extension) One who creates or uses controversial or unconventional ideas or practices.
- 5.
(military) A person in the military who became an officer by going to college while on active duty as an enlisted person.
- 6.
(slang)(poker slang) A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold ’em.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(US)To take an unbranded range animal.
- 2.
(broadly)(by extension) To seize without a legal claim.
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Samuel Maverick (1803–1870), who refused to brand his cattle. For probable origin and meaning, see Maverick.