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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)
- Of cattle: unbranded.
- Showing independence in thoughts or actions.
Noun
maverick (plural mavericks)
- An unbranded range animal. [from 1860s]
- (by extension) Anything dishonestly obtained.
- (by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules. [from 1880s]
- (by extension) One who creates or uses controversial or unconventional ideas or practices.
- (military) A person in the military who became an officer by going to college while on active duty as an enlisted person.
- (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)
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