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Definition maverick

Etymology

From the surname of Texas lawyer and politician Samuel Maverick (1803–1870), who refused to brand his cattle.

The poker noun sense (“a queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em”) may be from the theme song of the US Western television series Maverick (1957–1962), which says of the eponymous protagonist that “[g]amblin’ is his game” and that he is “livin’ on jacks and queens”.

Adjective

maverick (comparative more maverick, superlative most maverick)

  1. Of cattle: unbranded.
  2. Showing independence in thoughts or actions.

Noun

maverick (plural mavericks)

  1. An unbranded range animal. [from 1860s]
  2. (by extension) Anything dishonestly obtained.
  3. (by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules. [from 1880s]
  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

maverick (third-person singular simple present mavericks, present participle mavericking, simple past and past participle mavericked)

  1. (US) To take an unbranded range animal.
  2. (by extension) To seize without a legal claim.

Results 126 Words with the letters MAVERICK

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9 letter words with the letters MAVERICK 
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6 letter words with the letters MAVERICK 
CAKIER 13
KARMIC 16
5 letter words with the letters MAVERICK 
AMICE 11
CARVE 12
CAVER 12
CAVIE 12
CRAKE 12
CRAVE 12
CREAK 12
CREAM 11
CRIME 11
ICKER 12
MACER 11
MAKER 12
MAVIE 12
MICRA 11
MIKRA 12
VICAR 12
4 letter words with the letters MAVERICK 
ACME 10
ACRE 7
AMIE 7
AMIR 7
AVER 8
CAKE 11
CAME 10
CARE 7
CARK 11
CAVE 11
CIRE 7
CRAM 10
EMIC 10
EMIR 7
KAME 11
KAMI 11
KEIR 8
KIER 8
KIVA 12
MACE 10
MACK 14
MAIR 7
MAKE 11
MARC 10
MARE 7
MARK 11
MERK 11
MICA 10
MICE 10
MICK 14
MIKE 11
MIRE 7
MIRK 11
RACE 7
RACK 11
RAKE 8
RAKI 8
RAMI 7
RAVE 8
REAM 7
RECK 11
RICE 7
RICK 11
RIME 7
RIVE 8
VAIR 8
VERA 8
VICE 11
VIER 8
3 letter words with the letters MAVERICK 
ACE 6
AIM 6
AIR 3
AMI 6
ARC 6
ARE 3
ARK 7
ARM 6
AVE 7
CAM 9
CAR 6
EAR 3
ERA 3
ICE 6
ICK 10
IRE 3
IRK 7
KAE 7
KEA 7
KIR 7
MAC 9
MAE 6
MAR 6
MIC 9
MIR 6
RAI 3
RAM 6
REC 6
REI 3
REM 6
REV 7
RIA 3
RIM 6
VAC 10
VAR 7
VIA 7
VIE 7
VIM 10
2 letter words with the letters MAVERICK 
AE 2
AI 2
AM 5
AR 2
EM 5
ER 2
KA 6
KI 6
MA 5
ME 5
MI 5
RE 2

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