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’m trying to find out about that Cali life,” said Huling, 71, with a grin as he sparked the freshly rolled joint of Maven Orange Sapphire.

From Los Angeles Times

Teresa Fischer, a teacher at Luscious Maven, the North Hollywood studio where Serritella dances now, described her as “a legend in the industry.”

From Los Angeles Times

If it’s easy to see how the convergence of Legend’s life and career led to the new “My Favorite Dream” — particularly given how large his family looms in Teigen’s business as a lifestyle maven with 42 million Instagram followers — few would have predicted that he’d record the LP with Sufjan Stevens, the elusive indie-folk auteur known for his delicate singing and his elaborate concept albums about U.S. states.

From Los Angeles Times

He teased a run for office as far back as late 2016, in a Washington Post interview about his moving plans, and floated the possibility again two years later, while joining a conservative influence group chaired by Federalist Society maven Leonard Leo.

From Slate

Observed from Mars, “this was the strongest solar energetic particle event we’ve seen to date,” said Shannon Curry, the principal investigator of NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution orbiter, or MAVEN, at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

From New York Times