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There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word maverick. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
a person who thinks and acts in an independent way, often behaving differently from the expected or usual way: a political maverick. He was considered as something of a maverick in the publishing world. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Freedom to act. (as) free as a bird idiom. agency. at leisure idiom. at will idiom. autonomist.
If you describe someone as a maverick, you mean that they are unconventional and independent, and do not think or behave in the same way as other people. He was too much of a maverick ever to hold high office. Synonyms: rebel, radical, dissenter, individualist More Synonyms of maverick. Maverick is also an adjective.
Characterized by or displaying independence of thought and action: maverick politicians; a maverick decision.
maverick. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English mav‧e‧rick /ˈmævərɪk/ noun [countable] an unusual person who has different ideas and ways of behaving from other people, and is often very successful He’s always been a bit of a maverick. —maverick adjective [only before noun] a maverick detective Examples from the Corpus ...
adjective. us / ˈmæv.ɚ.ɪk / uk / ˈmæv. ə r.ɪk /. thinking and acting in an independent way, often behaving differently from the expected or usual way: She is more maverick while I am slightly more conventional. He has worked with maverick Finnish film-maker Ari Kurasmaki. More examples.
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A maverick may be an innovator, a leader, or a reformer who challenges the status quo or defies traditional expectations. They may also be perceived as eccentric, unorthodox, or as someone who does not play by the rules.
