mavens

noun

variants also mavins
plural of maven
1
as in experts
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

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2
as in lovers
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something a science-fiction maven who could talk for hours about fictional technology

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Recent Examples of mavens But other fairly savvy users among tech mavens don’t point to urgent needs that only Muse can satisfy. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 But recently, teaming with social mavens has proven to be a potentially dangerous game. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Sep. 2026 They were joined by the period's flamboyant style mavens, the Marchesa Casati, Lady Ottoline Morrell, Mona Harrison Williams, and Diana Vreeland among them. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026 Just ask style mavens Katie Holmes and Jennifer Aniston, who have both been spotted wearing the uber-comfortable Archies flip-flops. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 14 June 2026 The neighborhood/area Connected to the Nakheel Mall via an internal ramp, mall mavens will be in their element here, especially given the 300 stores right on the doorstep. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026 Berlanti/Schechter Films, the feature banner run by prolific TV mavens Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter, is producing. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026 Spa mavens won’t want to miss out on a visit to the Greenhouse Spa & Salon, with a menu of classic massages, a hydrotherapy pool, aromatic showers, steam rooms, and heated ceramic loungers overlooking the ocean. — Aaron Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026 Need even more proof that Teyana Taylor deserves her win over equally experimental makeup mavens Doja Cat, Rei Ami and Zara Larsson? — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mavens
  1. experts
  2. lovers
  3. scholars
  4. fans
  5. adepts
  6. suckers
  7. masters
  8. enthusiasts
Noun
  • According to immigration policy experts, English proficiency among the immigrant voting class is an indicator of an informed and engaged electorate free from outside influence.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Still, experts see an opportunity for Hermès to emphasize its commitment to craftsmanship while reaching a younger audience online.
    — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of experts
Noun
  • For the aesthetes who have already seen the latest exhibition at MoMA, this weekend guide for design lovers is intended to point you in a few other directions (and no, this does not include that viral room full of dirt in SoHo).
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Midnight is full of clocks and mirrors, and Hall often structures songs and plot points around countdowns to midnight, when his lovers meet in secret.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of lovers
Noun
  • The attacks have drawn intense scrutiny from some Democratic lawmakers and military legal scholars.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Many international scholars have described Mao as an authoritarian leader, pointing to his centralized rule, political purges, and aggressive state campaigns, including the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of scholars
Noun
  • This particular video of the All 22 was viewed by more than 100,000 people, and a number of fans shared their opinion on why the play went so wrong.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Percy Jackson says in one of the clips shown at Lucca, drawing a wild roar from fans assembled at the Teatro Moderno movie theatre.
    — John Bleasdale, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of fans
Noun
  • Still, the question of what Ebel was doing with his adepts swept through Prussia, dominating the newspapers that had only recently begun to emerge from their eighteenth-century chronicling of obligations to a more modern publicizing role.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of adepts
Noun
  • The theory seems to be that there will always be another crop of suckers willing to pump money into the ecosystem, so the market will provide.
    — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • More suckers may continue to appear for several years unless the stump is ground up or treated with tree stump killer.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of suckers
Noun
  • Don’t miss wearable glass costumes, an interactive botanical soundscape, glowing geometric light sanctuaries, and works by Dale Chihuly and other modern masters.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Rose came to believe that Kloak had actually been sent by its masters to surveil her but was now betraying them.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of masters
Noun
  • In the main vintage selling space dealers mingled with their customers, collectors with more casual enthusiasts, and influencers and editors with brand executives.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and has become a destination for architecture enthusiasts, who, according to the Lovell grandchildren, regularly arrive by the busload to photograph and sketch it.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of enthusiasts

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