maverick

1. An unbranded range animal.

   mutterloses Kalb, Tier ohne Brandzeichen

   неклеймённый телёнокneklejmjónnyj teljónok

   an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it

2. (broadly)Anything dishonestly obtained.

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

   Among historians he was a maverick because of his belief that history is meaningless.

   Querkopf, Individualist, Nonkonformist

   индивидуали́стindividualíst, индивидуали́сткаindividualístka, нонконформи́стnonkonformíst

4. (broadly)One who creates or uses controversial or unconventional ideas or practices.

   eigenwilliger Typ, Nonkonformist, Paradiesvogel

   диссиде́нтdissidént, диссиде́нткаdissidéntka, вольноду́мецvolʹnodúmec

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

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

1. He has a maverick disregard for protocol.

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2. They have a maverick disregard for fashion.

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3. You call them mavericks; I call them cowboys.

   deDu nennst sie „Mavericks“; ich nenne sie „Cowboys“. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. His maverick attitude toward generally-accepted best practices didn't endear him to his superiors.

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5. Tom's callsign is Maverick.

   deToms Rufzeichen lautet „Querdenker“. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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