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maverick Definition


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maverick
noun
    (N Amer, especially US)
    1. An unbranded stray animal, especially a calf.
    2. A determinedly independent person; a nonconformist. Also as adj.
Etymology: 19c: named after Samuel Maverick (1803‐70), a Texas cattle-raiser who left his calves unbranded.



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