maverick
Speech parts
1. maverick - Noun
2. maverick - Adjective
3. maverick - Verb
4. maverick - Adjective Satellite
5. Maverick - Proper noun
Meaning
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.
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Our people do not want barren theories from their democracy. Maury Maverick has expressed very quaintly, but clearly, what they really want when he says: 'We Americans want to talk, pray, think as we please - and eat regular.
Someone once described me as a maverick and that's what I would say. I'm a maverick not by choice but by conviction.
Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit. Maverick is active, misfit is passive.
The new independent spirit at Warner Music is a perfect fit for a stand-alone label like Maverick.
They've pursued their own agendas, and they've done what they've wanted to do and not pursued traditional careers in the music industry. They've followed their own instincts, and they are in many ways maverick performers.
There is a piece of me that likes to fondly imagine my maverick and rebellious nature, but, more accurately, I like to have a nice and cosy institution that I can rub up against a little bit.