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maverick

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
maverick/ˈmavərɪk/

▶noun

1 [often as modifier] an unorthodox or independent-minded person: a maverick politician.

2 N. Amer. an unbranded calf or yearling.

– origin C19: from the name of Samuel A. Maverick, a Texas rancher who did not brand his cattle.

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