English Dictionary

maverick

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmævəɹɪk/

名詞

広義 俗語

An unbranded range animal. / (by extension) Anything dishonestly obtained. / (by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules.

日本語の意味

飼育登録されていない家畜（未飼育の放牧動物） / 不正に入手されたもの / 型破りで常識にとらわれず、規則に従わない人

The rancher spent the afternoon searching the hills for the missing maverick.

牧場主は、行方不明の焼印のない牛を探して午後ずっと丘を歩き回った。

意味（1）

An unbranded range animal.

In this distribution, care is taken to leave not only those which bear the owner's mark and brand, but his due proportion of the mavericks* that have been found upon the expedition. [footnote: *The term maverick is applied in this country to all animals that have neither mark nor brand upon them, and originated in this way:[…]]

意味（2）

(by extension) Anything dishonestly obtained.

意味（3）

(by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules.

As a voter, I'm a maverick, don't belong to any party. I believe that John Doe is the best available man for county commissioner, Richard Roe for sheriff, Joe Hicks for governor—but John is a Democrat, Dick is a Republican, and Joe is—well, something else.

意味（4）

(by extension) One who creates or uses controversial or unconventional ideas or practices.

We then drift back into our old habits, glorify efficiency, and smile knowingly at the mavericks within the faculty who want the administration to take democracy seriously.

意味（5）

(military) A person in the military who became an officer by going to college while on active duty as an enlisted person.

They had been working for and with each other for a very long period and their tolerance for “mavericks” was very high, especially if these mavericks continued to get promoted.

意味（6）

(poker slang) A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

mavericks （ plural ）