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

Some residents in and around Major’s hometown of Auburn breathed a sigh of relief when they read the wannabe intelligence maven was behind bars.

From The Daily Beast

Swinton’s character is based on Rosamond Bernier, a society maven and journalist who became famous in the 1970s for giving art-history presentations while dressed in dazzling dinner gowns.

From Time

Tina, my wife and our family’s lone gear maven, explained with the patience of a school-teaching saint that water, though, is obnoxiously omnipresent on the AT.

From Outside Online

On July 8-9, this two-day virtual bootcamp will deliver leading startup gurus, mavens and masters serving up choice, actionable advice on essential topics designed to help you build a stronger startup.

From TechCrunch

For us beauty mavens, the whole point of spring cleaning is to make room for lots more products.

From Essence.com

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

From The Daily Beast

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.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast