maven
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ma·ven
noun \ˈmā-vən\Definition of MAVEN
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ma·ven also ma·vin \ˈmā-vən\
Examples of MAVEN
- <an investment maven, he was doing well even when the market was doing poorly>
- <a science-fiction maven who could talk for hours about fictional technology>
Origin of MAVEN
Yiddish meyvn, from Late Hebrew mēbhīn
First Known Use: 1950
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- Synonyms
- ace, adept, artist, authority, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), dab [chiefly British], dab hand [chiefly British], fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, expert (also mavin), meister, past master, proficient, scholar, shark, sharp, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
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