maverick : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: maverick	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for maverick
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maverick adj independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" Synonym(s): irregular, maverick, unorthodox n someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action Synonym(s): maverick, rebel an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maverick \Mav"er*ick\, v. t. To take a maverick. [Western U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maverick \Mav"er*ick\, n. In the southwestern part of the united States, a bullock or heifer that has not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; -- said to be from Maverick, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who neglected to brand his cattle.