variants
or less commonly mavin
: one who is experienced or knowledgeable : expert
a language maven
policy mavens
computer mavens
also
: freak sense 2a
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Examples of maven in a Sentence
an investment maven, he was doing well even when the market was doing poorly
a science-fiction maven who could talk for hours about fictional technology
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Take cues from some street style mavens and go full-on red with a head-to-toe look.
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Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
Instead, there has been a gradual move toward entrepreneurs, lawyers, doctors, real estate developers, actresses, designers, PR mavens, and many more professions.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
The actress is known to be a maven of eye-catching ensembles.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
In 2018, author and marketing maven Seth Godin posed a question in a podcast: Imagine if Nike opened a hotel.
—Robert Harbols, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
Instead, there has been a gradual move toward entrepreneurs, lawyers, doctors, real estate developers, actresses, designers, PR mavens, and many more professions.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
The actress is known to be a maven of eye-catching ensembles.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
In 2018, author and marketing maven Seth Godin posed a question in a podcast: Imagine if Nike opened a hotel.
—Robert Harbols, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Maven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maven. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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