maverick

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Synonyms: gaverick, maverik, mavrick, laverick, maveric, mavericks, laverock, mavric, laverack, marrick, mavericky

Antonyms: gaverick, maverik, mavrick, laverick, maveric, mavericks, laverock, mavric, laverack, marrick, mavericky

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|of [[cattle]]}} [[unbranded|Unbranded]].
2. [[show#Verb|Showing]] [[independence]] in [[thought#Noun|thoughts]] or [[action]]s.

Noun

1. An [[unbranded]] [[range#Noun|range]] [[animal]]. {{defdate|from 1860s}}
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} Anything [[dishonestly]] [[obtain]]ed.
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} One who is [[unconventional]] or does not [[abide]] by [[rule#Noun|rules]]. {{defdate|from 1880s}}
4. {{lb|en|by extension}} One who [[create]]s or [[use#Verb|uses]] [[controversial]] or unconventional [[idea]]s or [[practice#Noun|practices]].
5. {{lb|en|military}} A person in the [[military]] who became an [[officer]] by going to [[college]] while on [[active duty]] as an [[enlisted#Adjective|enlisted]] person.
6. {{lb|en|poker slang}} A [[queen#Noun|queen]] and a [[jack#Noun|jack]] as a [[starting#Adjective|starting]] [[hand#Noun|hand]] in [[Texas hold ’em]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|US}} To take an [[unbranded#Adjective|unbranded]] [[range#Noun|range]] [[animal]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} To [[seize]] without a [[legal]] [[claim#Noun|claim]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.
2. {{given name|en|male}}.
3. Any of several individual {{l|en|secondary school}} and sports team {{l|en|mascot|mascots}}, most of which are in the {{l|en|United States}}.

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