Definition of "maverick" in English

adjective

1. (of cattle) Unbranded.

2. Showing independence in thoughts or actions.

   • He made a maverick decision.  She is such a maverick person.

noun

1. An unbranded range animal.

2. (by extension) Anything dishonestly obtained.

3. (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.

4. (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. (poker slang) A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

verb

1. (US) To take an unbranded range animal.

2. (by extension) To seize without a legal claim.