## Meanings
1. Someone who thinks and acts independently and refuses to follow the usual rules.
2. Independent and unconventional in thought or behaviour.
3. A young, unbranded farm animal that has no owner's mark.

## Examples
- He was a maverick who ignored the company's traditions.
- Her maverick approach to teaching surprised the school board.
- The rancher rounded up several mavericks from the open range.

## Synonyms
- eccentric
- heteroclite
- individualist
- misfit
- nonconformist
- offbeat

## Antonyms
- dogmatist
- formalist
- pedant
- stickler
- traditionalist

## Derived Forms
- mavericker
- maverickish
- maverickism
- mavericky

## Related Forms
- cheeky
- deviant
- doer
- rebel
- reckless
- resister
- revolutionary
- rogue
- scoundrel
- troublemaker

## Etymology
Named after Texan lawyer and politician Samuel Maverick (1803–1870), who refused to brand his cattle. For probable origin and meaning, see Maverick. The poker noun sense (“a queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold ’em”) may be from the theme song of the US Western television series Maverick (1957–1962), which says of the eponymous protagonist that “[g]amblin’ is his game” and that he is “livin’ on jacks and queens”.

## AI Etymology
Maverick is named after Texan lawyer and politician Samuel Maverick (1803–1870), who refused to brand his cattle. For probable origin and meaning, see Maverick. The poker noun sense (“a queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold ’em”) may be from the theme song of the US Western television series Maverick (1957–1962), which says of the eponymous protagonist that “[g]amblin’ is his game” and that he is “livin’ on jacks and queens”. Current senses include someone who thinks and acts independently and refuses to follow the usual rules and independent and unconventional in thought or behaviour. The wider family includes derived forms such as mavericker, maverickish, maverickism, and mavericky; related words such as cheeky, deviant, doer, and rebel.

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