Maven meaning

mā'vən
A person who has special knowledge or experience; an expert.
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The definition of a maven is an expert.

An example of a maven is someone who knows all about wine.

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An expert or connoisseur, often, specif., a self-proclaimed one.
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(chiefly US) A self-styled expert in a given field.

Pam is a coffee maven; she knows so much about coffee.

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Origin of maven

  • Yiddish meyvn from Hebrew mēbîn active participle of hēbîn to understand derived stem of bîn to discern byn in Semitic roots
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From Yiddish מבֿין (meyvn, “know-it-all"), from Hebrew מֵבִין (mevín, “one who understands, connoisseur, expert").
    From Wiktionary

Maven Sentence Examples

  • Anyone can look the part of a runway maven!

  • The song, from the maven's best-selling 1998 album Ray of Light, is a come-hither approach to the art of seduction, rife with memorable melodies and lyrics.

  • If you're a beauty maven who's after a Hollywood starlet-worthy look, give airbrush makeup a try.

  • The Wet Seal clothing store offers everything a fashion maven could want and more!

  • DIY Wedding Cakes: Martha Stewart, the maven of all things do-it-yourself, offers a photographic slideshow that features instructions for dessert sorbets, a paneled cake, mini chocolate cakes, and more.

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