Talk:maverick

Individualista

I don't think individualista is a good translation for maverick. The appropiate word is rebelde or inconforme

I'm not sure about that language, but it's appropriate in English. -116.232.51.127 12:15, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Since we're talking about a translation, whether or not the word is appropriate in the destination language might be more important than whether similar sounding words are appropriate in the starting language. Dumbfuck. SummerGlau 18:32, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Include?

5. In common parlance in the western world, means one who seems to 'float' between many friend circles, always bored or never satisfied by one clique.

The noun with the meaning "One who creates or uses unconventional and/or controversial ideas or practices."

First, it is used with that meaning or something close in http://www.amazon.com/Trick-Treatment-Undeniable-Alternative-Medicine/dp/0393066614, p. 36-37

Florence Nightingale would have been perceived as a maverick dur-

ing her early career, because she was prioritizing hygiene when

everybody else involved in healthcare was focused on other things ,

such as surgery and pills. But she proved that she was right and that the

establishment was wrong.

James Lind was also a maverick who turned out to be right , because

he showed that lemons were effective for scurvy when the medical

establishment was promoting all sorts of other remedies . Alexander

Hamilton was another maverick who knew more than the establish-

ment , because he argued against bloodletting in an era when bleeding

was a standard procedure. And Hill and Doll were mavericks , because

they showed that smoking was a surprisingly deadly indulgence, and

moreover they produced data that stood up against the powerful

interests of the cigarette industry.

Second, my english danish dictionary gives a similarly meaning danish word.

Given the above, I will restore the meaning and add a quote.--Deleet 03:36, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Hebrew?

מבריק (Mav-rik) in Hebrew means brilliant (literally but also, of personality/performance, too!).

Poker sense

@Suzukaze-c: regarding this, I literally can't find any other quotation, though. I realize it's a mention; that's why it was in brackets. — SGconlaw (talk) 03:14, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Hmm :/ I guess the quote could be used as a reference? if RFV isn't an appealing course of action. —Suzukaze-c◇◇ 03:26, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Guess that's better than nothing. — SGconlaw (talk) 03:34, 23 July 2018 (UTC)