Maverick — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈævɚɹˌɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈavəɹˌɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈavəɹˌɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈævɚɹˌɪk/.

Examples

she led a somewhat irregular private life
maverick politicians

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rebel unorthodox irregular

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
noun	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 “she led a somewhat irregular private life”

Word Forms

maverick	adjective	independent in behavior or thought
rebel	verb	break with established customs
irregularity	noun	not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals
maverick	noun	someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einzelgänger

jemand, der große Unabhängigkeit im Denken und Handeln an den Tag legt

🇫🇷French

non-conformiste

quelqu'un qui fait preuve d'une grande indépendance de pensée et d'action

🇪🇸Spanish

disidente

alguien que exhibe una gran independencia en pensamiento y acción

🇮🇹Italian

anticonformista

qualcuno che mostra grande indipendenza nel pensiero e nell'azione

🇳🇱Dutch

buitenbeentje

iemand die blijk geeft van grote onafhankelijkheid in denken en handelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

independente

alguém que exibe grande independência em pensamento e ação

🇷🇺Russian

индивидуалист

тот, кто демонстрирует большую независимость в мыслях и действиях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आवारा

कोई व्यक्ति जो विचार और कार्य में महान स्वतंत्रता प्रदर्शित करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ম্যাভেরিক

এমন কেউ যিনি চিন্তা ও কর্মে মহান স্বাধীনতা প্রদর্শন করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

மாவீரன்

சிந்தனையிலும் செயலிலும் மிகுந்த சுதந்திரத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మావెరిక్

ఆలోచన మరియు చర్యలో గొప్ప స్వతంత్రతను ప్రదర్శించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

आवारा

विचार आणि कृतीत महान स्वातंत्र्य प्रदर्शित करणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેવેરિક

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે વિચાર અને ક્રિયામાં મહાન સ્વતંત્રતા દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇವರಿಕ್

ಆಲೋಚನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാവേലി

ചിന്തയിലും പ്രവർത്തനത്തിലും വലിയ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਵਾਰਾਗਰਦੀ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਸੋਚ ਅਤੇ ਕਾਰਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੁਤੰਤਰਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

آوارہ گردی

کوئی ایسا شخص جو سوچ اور عمل میں بڑی آزادی کا مظاہرہ کرتا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

特立独行

在思想和行动上表现出极大独立性的人

🇯🇵Japanese

異端者

思考と行動において優れた独立性を示す人

🇰🇷Korean

독보적인

생각과 행동에 있어서 큰 독립성을 보이는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lập dị

một người thể hiện sự độc lập tuyệt vời trong suy nghĩ và hành động

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ฝักใฝ่ฝ่ายใด

คนที่แสดงความเป็นอิสระอย่างมากทั้งในด้านความคิดและการกระทำ

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المنشق

شخص يظهر استقلالية كبيرة في الفكر والعمل

🇮🇷Persian

مغلوب

کسی که استقلال زیادی در فکر و عمل از خود نشان می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

başına buyruk

Düşünce ve eylemde büyük bağımsızlık sergileyen biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

עַצמָאִי

מישהו שמפגין עצמאות רבה במחשבה ובפעולה

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