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maven

noun
variants: also mavin

Synonyms and Antonyms of maven

1 a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

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

ace, adept, artist, authority, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), dab [chiefly British], dab hand [chiefly British], expert, fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, meister, past master, proficient, scholar, shark, sharp, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
Words Related to maven

pro, professional

consultant, hired gun, specialist

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan

craftsman, journeyman

all-rounder [British], jack-of-all-trades, Renaissance man

mistress
Near Antonyms of maven

apprentice, beginner, neophyte, novice

dabbler, dilettante

layman, nonprofessional
Antonyms of maven

amateur, inexpert, nonexpert

2 a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

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

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fancier, fiend, fool, freak, habitué (also habitue), head, hound, junkie (also junky), lover, maniac, nut, sucker
Words Related to maven

groupie

admirer, amateur, collector, connoisseur, dilettante

authority, expert

adherent, convert, cultist, disciple, follower, hanger-on, votary

advocate, apostle, backer, champion, evangelist, exponent, friend, patron, promoter, proponent, supporter

partisan (also partizan), zealot

booster, rooter, well-wisher

faddist
Near Antonyms of maven

nonadmirer

belittler, carper, critic, detractor
Antonyms of maven

nonfan

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