Maven

Word MAVEN
Character 5
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈmeɪvən/

Definitions and meanings of "Maven"

What do we mean by maven?

A person who has special knowledge or experience; an expert. noun

A self-styled expert in a given field. noun

Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field noun

An expert in a given field.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Maven

The word "maven" in example sentences

SAFIRE: Well, language maven, and maven, of course, is a Yiddish word for connoisseur. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The word maven Luntz is a sharp character, but he's more interested in "message development" than in searching for truth. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Rachael Ray, the ever-perky talk show host/” 30-Minute Meal” maven, is upset over rumors about her marriage being on the rocks. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Dan Neil/The Wall Street Journal Ferrari FF: Sort of cool, sort of not One of the more endearing acts of journalism I've seen was William Safire's occasional "On Language" mea culpa, a column in which the famed word maven would admit to errors and misjudgments—throwing himself on the pikes of the punctilious, as he might say. ❋ Dan Neil (2011)

A "maven" is a gatherer of information and impressions, and so is often the first to pick up on new or emerging trends. ❋ PhD Gary Liberson (2011)

And he took what may have been a swipe at fellow word maven William Safire for putting the phrase "nattering nabobs of negativism" into the vice president's mouth. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Since we set this one loose on Twitter -- with six-word maven Mary Elizabeth Williams immediately replying wit "From ABC to PYT to RIP." -- yesterday, we've had some great responses. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thank goodness I have my very own style maven aka my sister. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Anonymous said ... maven, that is a good point about children and families vs. institutions. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And everybody has a different opinion and everybody is a so-called maven on politics all of a sudden. ❋ Unknown (2008)

That word maven applies this word to real people with euonymous a mouth-filling word for “apt” names: Matt Batts, former major-league catcher; I. ❋ William Safire (2003)

Plus, word maven Patricia T. O'Connor takes your calls on pronunciation and other grammatical matters. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The passing two weeks ago of William Safire, who before he retired in 2005 was The New York Times 'word maven extraordinaire and the papers' lone and brilliant conservative columnist, had me thinking yet again: ❋ Unknown (2009)

William Safire, 79, conservative political columnist and word maven, died today at a hospice in Rockville, Md., reportedly of pancreatic cancer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Safire consulted a sports-slang maven, Paul Dickson, who followed that thread back to a 1930 story in the ❋ Unknown (2008)

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