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☆ mav·er·ick (mav′ər ik, mav′rik)

noun

  1. an unbranded animal, esp. a strayed calf
  2. Informal a person who takes an independent stand, as in politics, from that of a party or group

Etymology: after S. Maverick (1803-70), Texas rancher who did not brand his cattle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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