Other forms: mavericks
A maverick is somebody who refuses to follow the group. A political maverick, a maverick streak, the party's maverick.
It is named after Samuel Maverick, a Texan who did not brand his cattle — so an unbranded animal was a maverick, and then a person who carried nobody's mark. It is admiring or dismissive depending on whether the person turns out to be right.
1nounmaverickSomebody who refuses to follow the group.
“The maverick detective ignored his boss's orders and solved the case his own way.”
maverick is a person.
Named after Samuel Maverick, a Texas rancher who left his cattle unbranded. An unbranded animal was a maverick.
named after Samuel Maverick (1803–1870), who refused to brand his cattle.{{cite-book|author=Leon Claire Metz|authorlink=Leon Claire Metz|entry=Maverick|title=The Encyclopedia of Lawmen, Outlaws, and Gunfighters|location=New York, N.Y.|publisher=Facts On File|year=2003|page=170|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=Begmw
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