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View synonyms for maven
maven
Or ma·vin
[mey-vuhn]
noun
an expert or connoisseur.
maven
/ ˈmeɪvən /
noun
an expert or connoisseur
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maven1
1960–65; < Yiddish < Hebrew: connoisseur
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maven1
C20: from Yiddish, from Hebrew mevin understanding
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The popular data maven has signed a deal with NBC that will expand his presence across the network’s news and sports divisions.
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The rapper and style maven played his first show Saturday since being acquitted in a recent felony assault case.
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“The Insider” is Alice Denney, a Washington, D.C., art maven, wife of a State Department lawyer, and friend of the Kennedy family.
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The supporting actress field is also stacked with fashion mavens.
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Fellow style maven Emma Stone has also stunned throughout awards season.
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