maverick

adj. independent, nonconformist; having no owner, running free, wandering

n. unbranded calf; motherless calf; independent thinker, nonconformist, one who takes a stand apart from his associates

Maverick, a term suggesting independence of thought or action, can refer to: Attractions:Maverick (roller coaster), Cedar Point's 17th roller coasterPeople:Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803–1870), a Texas cattleman from whom the term maverick originatedSamuel Maverick (colonist) (1602–1670), an English colonist in MassachusettsMaverick Matt (Matt Bentley), professional wrestler in TNA wrestling.Places:Maverick County, Texas, USAMavericks (location), a reef near Half Moon Bay in Northern California known for powerful surf and an annual big-wave riding surf contest
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Noun
1. someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
(synonym) rebel
(hypernym) nonconformist, recusant
2. an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it
(hypernym) calf
Adjective
1. independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians"
(synonym) irregular, unorthodox
(similar) unconventional

(n.)
In the southwestern part of the united States, a bullock or heifer that has not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; -- said to be from Maverick, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who neglected to brand his cattle.
  

Synonyms and related words:
Bohemian, Brahman, Indian buffalo, agitator, alien, ass, aurochs, beat, beatnik, beef, beef cattle, beeves, bigot, bison, bitter-ender, bossy, bovine, bovine animal, brawler, breakaway, buffalo, bull, bullethead, bullock, calf, carabao, case, cattle, character, cow, crackpot, crank, critter, dairy cattle, dairy cow, deviant, diehard, dissenter, dogie, dogmatist, donkey, dropout, eccentric, extremist, fanatic, far out, flower child, freak, free and easy, fringy, frondeur, hardnose, heifer, heretic, heretical, hermit, heterodox, hippie, hobo, hornless cow, informal, insubordinate, insurgent, insurrectionary, insurrectionist, insurrecto, intransigeant, intransigent, kine, kinky, kook, last-ditcher, leppy, lone wolf, loner, malcontent, meshuggenah, milch cow, milcher, milk cow, milker, misfit, mule, muley cow, muley head, musk-ox, mutineer, natural, neat, nonconformist, nonjuror, not cricket, not done, not kosher, nut, odd fellow, oddball, oddity, offbeat, original, outsider, ox, oxen, pariah, perverse fool, pighead, positivist, purist, queer duck, queer fish, queer specimen, rara avis, rebel, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist, rioter, screwball, sectarian, sectary, solitary, standpat, standpatter, steer, stickler, stirk, stot, subversive, swinger, traitor, tramp, type, ugly duckling, unconformist, unconventional, unfashionable, unorthodox, way out, wisent, yak, yearling, yippie, zealot, zebu