Definition of Maven

1. Noun. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.

Exact synonyms: Ace, Adept, Champion, Genius, Hotshot, Mavin, Sensation, Star, Superstar, Virtuoso, Whiz, Whizz, Wiz, Wizard
Generic synonyms: Expert
Specialized synonyms: Track Star
Derivative terms: Ace, Adept, Star, Virtuoso

Definition of Maven

1. Noun. (Chiefly American English) A self-styled expert in a given field. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Maven

1. mavin [n -S] - See also: mavin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maven

mauveine
mauveines
mauveins
mauvelous
mauvelouses
mauvely
mauveness
mauver
mauves
mauvest
mauvin
mauvine
mauvines
mauvins
mauvish
maven (current term)
mavenhood
mavens
maverick
mavericks
mavie
mavies
mavin
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mavis
mavis skate
mavises
mavourneen
mavourneens
mavournin

Literary usage of Maven

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On the South African Frontier: The Adventures and Observations of an by William Harvey Brown (1899)
"THE maven Kafirs, too cowardly to meet us in fair battle when we visited their stronghold in May, had, after our departure, executed a counter-move which ..."

2. Hacking College by Dean Kohrs (2006)
"maven is another term I borrow from Malcolm Gladwell but he is already borrowing it ... maven is a Yiddish term that means -- one who accumulates knowledge. ..."

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