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maven
noun ma·ven \ˈmā-vən\
: a person who knows a lot about a particular subject
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Variants of MAVEN
ma·ven also ma·vin \ˈmā-vən\
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Origin of MAVEN
Yiddish meyvn, from Late Hebrew mēbhīn
First Known Use: 1950
Related to MAVEN
- Synonyms
- ace, adept, artist, authority, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), dab [chiefly British], dab hand [chiefly British], fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, expert (also mavin), meister, past master, proficient, scholar, shark, sharp, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
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