Maverick
a maverick (adjective, noun) - a person who acts or thinks independently, different from the usual or expected
a maverick businessman
a maverick entrepreneur
a maverick millionaire
a maverick scientist
a maverick publication
a maverick reformist
a sharp-tongued maverick
an ambitious maverick
a clever maverick
an acquisitive maverick
a highly idiosyncratic maverick
a maverick intellect
have a maverick heart
a maverick weirdo
an anti-establishment maverick
a radical maverick
a self-styled maverick
a headstrong maverick
a well-known maverick
wickedly maverick
maverick tendencies
maverick stands
turn maverick
Example sentences:
* He had a solid track record and despite his maverick tendencies was widely regarded by his peers as one of the best managers in the industry.
* The columnist's critics see him as a sharp tongued maverick and a spiteful self-promoter.
* "If this maverick heart of ours does not get what it wants, it'll just keep trying til it does."
* His maverick reformist campaign is slowly gathering followers.
* "Koizumi is a self-styled maverick with a mop-top hairstyle who promises reform."
* "Career high-flyer or maverick weirdo, the images he has been projecting breed fear and suspicion."
* He relishes the role of being an anti-establishment maverick.
* In his most seismic event, the maverick-millionaire-scientist-cum-rock-fan Dan Jones announced the launching of a new magazine last night.
* He has a reputation as a headstrong maverick.
* On the board, he has a reputation for maverick stands.
* The new venture is headed by maverick entrepreneur Dr. Craig Ventura.
* The research project will be led by maverick scientist Dr. Alfred Vanderbilt.
* "You don't have to be bad, irresponsible, or wickedly maverick, to have a marriage difficulty, or have to face divorce." (Source: British National Corpus)
* She was disqualified from normal employment due to her maverick intellect and sartorial eccentricity.
* He turned maverick and became a rebel.
* The general consensus held him to be an ambitious, clever, acquisitive and highly idiosyncratic maverick.
* He doesn't look like a radical maverick.
* She's a real maverick!
