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Maverick

noun

Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action. Synonym: rebel.

An unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it.

adjective

Independent in behavior or thought. Synonyms: irregular, unorthodox. "Maverick politicians"

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"Maverick" Quotes from Famous Books

... "John Adams, counsel for the soldier, admitted that Attucks appeared to have undertaken to be the hero of the night, and to lead the army with banners. John Hancock, in 1774, invokes the injured shades of Maverick, Gray, Caldwell, Attucks and Carr." Nell's Wars, 1776 and 1812, pp. 5, 6.—RHODE ISLAND also contributes largely to the capital stock of citizenship. "In Rhode Island, the blacks formed an entire regiment, and they discharged their duty with zeal ...

— The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States • Martin R. Delany

... curious, and they were always at pains to impress Mulcahy with the risks they ran. Naturally the flood of beer wrought demoralisation. But Mulcahy confused the causes of things, and when a very muzzy Maverick smote a sergeant on the nose or called his commanding officer a bald- headed old lard-bladder and even worse names, he fancied that rebellion and not liquor was at the bottom of the outbreak. Other gentlemen who have concerned ...

— Life's Handicap • Rudyard Kipling

... paid $3.50 a week board at the Maverick Deep-Sea Hotel. Her salary was $8 a week. She had been in the same department for four years, and considered it wrong that she received no promotion. She could save nothing, as she did none of her own washing on account of its inroads ...

— Making Both Ends Meet • Sue Ainslie Clark and Edith Wyatt

... Mr. Maverick Narkom, Superintendent of Scotland Yard, sat before the litter of papers upon his desk. His brow was puckered, his fat face red with anxiety, and there was about him the air of one who has reached the end ...

— The Riddle of the Frozen Flame • Mary E. Hanshew

... arose, and the journey was not so unpleasant. Jack was much interested in listening to the talk of the two men. They discussed everything from the latest make of cartridges and revolvers to the best way to rope a steer and brand a maverick. ...

— Jack Ranger's Western Trip - From Boarding School to Ranch and Range • Clarence Young

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