<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Southwestern U.S.: an unbranded calf, cow, or steer, especially an unbranded calf that is separated from its mother</li><li>a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peers</li><li>a person pursuing rebellious, even potentially disruptive, policies or ideas</li><li>Maverick: an electro-optically guided U.S. air-to-ground tactical missile for destroying tanks and other hardened targets at ranges up to 15 miles (24 km)</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>unorthodox, unconventional, or nonconformist</li><li>she had a reputation as a maverick fiscal conservative willing to raise taxes</li></ul>