variants
or less commonly mavin
: one who is experienced or knowledgeable : expert
a language maven
policy mavens
computer mavens
also
: freak sense 4a
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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
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The 90-minute event walked the Madison Avenue mavens through the company’s increasingly expansive vision for Samsung TV Plus.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 May 2024
Produced by Working Title’s art house mavens Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, the film was originally set to be distributed by Universal, but will now receive a U.S. release via MUBI.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 May 2024
Produced by Working Title’s art house mavens Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, the film was originally set to be distributed by Universal, but will now receive a U.S. release via MUBI.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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“Maven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maven. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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