maven

or ma·vin

[ mey-vuhn ]

noun

1. an expert or connoisseur.

maven

/ ˈmeɪvən /

noun

1. an expert or connoisseur

Word History and Origins

Origin of maven¹

1960–65; < Yiddish < Hebrew: connoisseur

Word History and Origins

Origin of maven¹

C20: from Yiddish, from Hebrew mevin understanding

Example Sentences

I remember that he's a food-and-wine maven and rather formal.

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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.

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Pia Mancini, a young political-science maven and one of the co-founders of the party, begins the meeting with a word: “anxious.”

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Maven Sonae – Comedian Tracy Morgan chose this word name for his new daughter.

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Bullock suffered a very public split from muscle car maven Jesse James in 2010 following reports of his infidelity.

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