maven

noun

ma·​ven ˈmā-vən 

variants or less commonly mavin

: one who is experienced or knowledgeable : expert

a language maven

policy mavens

computer mavens

also : freak sense 2a

Synonyms of maven

• expert
• master
• scholar
• guru
• wizard
• adept
• virtuoso
• artist

Examples of maven in a Sentence

an investment maven, he was doing well even when the market was doing poorly

a science-fiction maven who could talk for hours about fictional technology

Recent Examples on the Web

The latter's exceptionally epic run during season 5 displayed the kind of reckless flair and horniness not seen on television since Samantha Jones—another PR maven from the mind of Darren Star—sashayed out of our lives with the final Sex and the City film in 2010. —Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026

The cosmetics maven stunned in Marty Supreme orange at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, posing solo in an ultra-plunging molten metallic gown on the red carpet. —Lara Walsh, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026

Sorry to Bother You’s Boots Riley brings his distinctive brand of surrealist humor to this tale of a ring of shoplifters who target a cutthroat fashion maven. —Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026

Another wacky and satirical sci-fi comedy, this one centers on a group of shoplifters going after a fashion maven. —Ben Rosenstock, Time, 26 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish meyvn, from Late Hebrew mēbhīn

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for maven

• craven
• flavin
• graven
• haven
• pavan
• raven
• shaven
• engraven
• unshaven
• riboflavin