A Dictionary for Modern Times

Mav·er·ick (māv’ər-ĭk, māv’rĭk)

  1. An unbranded range animal, especially a calf that has become separated from its mother, traditionally considered the property of the first person who brands it.
  2. One that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group; a dissenter. (So not a “team” player then?)

adj.   Being independent in thought and action or exhibiting such independence: maverick politicians; a maverick decision. American Heritage Dictionary.

Etymonline: From 1867, “calf or yearling found without an owner’s brand,” in allusion to Samuel A. Maverick (1803-70), Texas cattle owner who was negligent in branding his calves. Sense of “individualist, unconventional person” is first recorded 1886, via notion of “masterless.”

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