maven

or ma·vin

[ mey-vuhn ]

/ ˈmeɪ vən /

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noun

an expert or connoisseur.

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Origin of maven

1960–65; <Yiddish <Hebrew: connoisseur

Words nearby maven

mauvaise foi, mauvais pas, mauvais quart d'heure, mauve, mauve decade, maven, maverick, mavis, Mavors, mavourneen, mavun

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How to use maven in a sentence

Some residents in and around Major’s hometown of Auburn breathed a sigh of relief when they read the wannabe intelligence maven was behind bars.
‘Soon I Will Own You’: Inside the Wild Life of a Fake CIA Bro|Kate Briquelet, Justin Rohrlich|August 5, 2022|The Daily Beast
Swinton’s character is based on Rosamond Bernier, a society maven and journalist who became famous in the 1970s for giving art-history presentations while dressed in dazzling dinner gowns.
With The French Dispatch, Wes Anderson Overindulges on Whimsy—But His Heart Is in the Right Place|Stephanie Zacharek|October 22, 2021|Time
Tina, my wife and our family’s lone gear maven, explained with the patience of a school-teaching saint that water, though, is obnoxiously omnipresent on the AT.
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On July 8-9, this two-day virtual bootcamp will deliver leading startup gurus, mavens and masters serving up choice, actionable advice on essential topics designed to help you build a stronger startup.
Only two more weeks until TC Early Stage 2021: Marketing & Fundraising|Alexandra Ames|June 25, 2021|TechCrunch

For us beauty mavens, the whole point of spring cleaning is to make room for lots more products.
Spring Escape: Your Guide To Springtime Beauty|cmurray|April 9, 2021|Essence.com
I remember that he's a food-and-wine maven and rather formal.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To this day, Bush media maven Roger Ailes adamantly denies that he or the campaign had any role in the Willie Horton mug shot ad.
Want President Hillary? Then Primary Her|Jeff Greenfield|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pia Mancini, a young political-science maven and one of the co-founders of the party, begins the meeting with a word: “anxious.”
Argentina’s Drag & Drop Democracy|Jeff Campagna|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maven Sonae – Comedian Tracy Morgan chose this word name for his new daughter.
Kate Winslet’s Bear Rocknroll & Other Crazy Celebrity Baby Names of 2013|Pamela Redmond Satran/Nameberry|December 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Bullock suffered a very public split from muscle car maven Jesse James in 2010 following reports of his infidelity.
Alfonso Cuaron Explains the Darwinian Ending of ‘Gravity’|Marlow Stern|October 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for maven

maven

mavin

/ (ˈmeɪvən) /

noun

US an expert or connoisseur

Word Origin for maven

C20: from Yiddish, from Hebrew mevin understanding

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maven

or ma·vin

Origin of maven

Words nearby maven

Words related to maven

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British Dictionary definitions for maven

mavin

Word Origin for maven