If you describe someone as a maverick, you mean that they are unconventional and independent, and do not think or behave in the same way as other people.
He was too much of a maverick ever to hold high office.
Synonyms: rebel, radical, dissenter, individualist More Synonyms of maverick
Maverick is also an adjective.
...a maverick group of scientists, who oppose the prevailing medical opinion on thedisease.
Her independence and maverick behaviour precluded any chance of promotion.
More Synonyms of maverick
maverick in British English
(ˈmævərɪk)
noun
1.
(in US and Canadian cattle-raising regions) an unbranded animal, esp a stray calf
2.
a.
a person of independent or unorthodox views
b.
(as modifier)
a maverick politician
Word origin
C19: after Samuel A. Maverick (1803–70), Texas rancher, who did not brand his cattle
maverick in American English
(ˈmævərɪk; ˈmævrɪk)
US
noun
1.
an unbranded animal, esp. a strayed calf
2. Informal
a person who takes an independent stand, as in politics, from that of a party or group
Word origin
after S. Maverick (1803-70), Texas rancher who did not brand his cattle
Examples of 'maverick' in a sentence
maverick
He readily admits he has a great deal in common with the maverick cop.
The Sun (2013)
The bureaucrats or the doctrinal mavericks, the politicians or the pure in heart?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Maverick Pluto is in your love chart.
The Sun (2010)
Let's hear it for maverick cops.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Maverick Pluto inspires unusual work ideas but they could be winners.
The Sun (2010)
He played a maverick cop trying to clean up London.
The Sun (2012)
Maverick Pluto gives you wild creative ideas but one of them could be brilliant.
The Sun (2010)
Maverick Pluto gets to work and dislike at first sight turns into love.
The Sun (2009)
Maverick planet Pluto aligns with the sun to add a touch of wildness to your love life.
The Sun (2009)
Maverick planet Pluto adds wildness to your love life.
The Sun (2011)
Maverick planet Pluto adds treats to love that has got trapped in routine.
The Sun (2012)
A maverick cop is sentenced to be frozen in time for a crime he did not commit.
The Sun (2010)
Defence Minister and some maverick politicians.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A maverick detective is framed for murder, and tries to escape from prison to expose the real criminals.
The Sun (2008)
With maverick planet Pluto so active in your chart, a more personal and unusual ambition also gets its chance.
The Sun (2016)
With maverick planet Pluto in charge of your ambitions chart, the work choices you make are unexpected and cause some envy.
The Sun (2009)
They were lucky to have had some maverick politicians, on both sides of the divide, who were determinedto make it happen.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
maverick
British English: maverick NOUN
If you describe someone as a maverick, you mean that they do not behave in the same way as other people.
He was too much of a maverick ever to hold high office.
American English: maverick
Brazilian Portuguese: dissidente
Chinese: 特立独行的人
European Spanish: inconformista
French: franc-tireur
German: Alleingänger
Italian: anticonformista
Japanese: 型破りな人
Korean: 독불장군
European Portuguese: dissidente
Latin American Spanish: inconformista
Chinese translation of 'maverick'
maverick
(ˈmævrɪk)
n(c)
自行其是的人 (zì xíng qí shì de rén) (个(個), gè)
adj
自行其是的 (zì xíng qí shì de)
(noun)
Definition
a person of independent or unorthodox views
He was too much of a maverick to hold high office.
Synonyms
rebel
She had been a rebel at school.
radical
dissenter
individualist
Individualists say that you should be able to wear what you want.
protester
Protesters took to the streets against the cuts.
eccentric
heretic
He was considered a heretic and was ridiculed for his ideas.
nonconformist
Hoover's task was to collect information on radicals and nonconformists.
iconoclast
She was an iconoclast who refused to be bound by tradition.
dissentient
Opposites
traditionalist
, yes man,
Babbitt (US)
,
stick-in-the-mud (informal)
,
conventionalist
(adjective)
Definition
(of a person or his or her views) independent and unorthodox
Her maverick behaviour precluded any chance of promotion.
Synonyms
rebel
radical
dissenting
individualistic
eccentric
heretical
The Church regards spirit mediums as heretical.
iconoclastic
His iconoclastic tendencies can get him into trouble.
nonconformist
Their views are nonconformist and their political opinions are extreme.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of heretic
Definition
a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field
He was considered a heretic and was ridiculed for his ideas.
Synonyms
nonconformist,
dissident,
separatist,
sectarian,
renegade,
revisionist,
dissenter,
apostate,
schismatic
in the sense of heretical
The Church regards spirit mediums as heretical.
Synonyms
unorthodox,
revisionist,
iconoclastic,
heterodox,
impious,
idolatrous,
schismatic,
freethinking
in the sense of iconoclast
Definition
a person who attacks established or traditional ideas or principles
She was an iconoclast who refused to be bound by tradition.
Synonyms
rebel,
radical,
dissident,
heretic
Nearby words of
maverick
maul
maunder
mausoleum
maverick
maw
mawkish
maxim
Synonyms of 'maverick'
maverick
Explore 'maverick' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of iconoclastic
His iconoclastic tendencies can get him into trouble.
Synonyms
subversive,
radical,
rebellious,
questioning,
innovative,
irreverent,
impious,
dissentient,
denunciatory
in the sense of individualist
Individualists say that you should be able to wear what you want.
Synonyms
maverick,
nonconformist,
independent,
original,
loner (informal),
lone wolf,
freethinker
in the sense of nonconformist
Definition
a person who does not conform to generally accepted patterns of behaviour or thought
Hoover's task was to collect information on radicals and nonconformists.
Synonyms
dissenter,
rebel,
radical,
protester,
eccentric,
maverick,
heretic,
individualist,
iconoclast,
dissentient
in the sense of nonconformist
Definition
(of behaviour or ideas) not conforming to accepted patterns
Their views are nonconformist and their political opinions are extreme.