variants
or less commonly mavin
: one who is experienced or knowledgeable : expert
a language maven
policy mavens
computer mavens
also
: freak sense 2a
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 photographer tried to get the hospitality and lifestyle maven to buy the dairy cow after the shoot.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Gold pulls Alté maven Cruel Santino, Nigerian pop star Davido, and Zimbabwean-Australian rapper Tkay Maidza across two songs that embrace the spirit of South African house music.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
Yennefer is back with the sisterhood formerly known as the brotherhood, but things aren't going super-well for the magical mavens, decimated in ranks by the evil Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu) and hated by the public for, well, reasons.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers lineup stitched together a lead in the second inning after an RBI single by playoff maven Kiké Hernández.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Gold pulls Alté maven Cruel Santino, Nigerian pop star Davido, and Zimbabwean-Australian rapper Tkay Maidza across two songs that embrace the spirit of South African house music.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
Yennefer is back with the sisterhood formerly known as the brotherhood, but things aren't going super-well for the magical mavens, decimated in ranks by the evil Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu) and hated by the public for, well, reasons.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers lineup stitched together a lead in the second inning after an RBI single by playoff maven Kiké Hernández.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for maven
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“Maven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maven. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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