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n. A person who has special knowledge or experience; an expert. [Yiddish meyvn, from Hebrew mēbîn, active participle of hēbîn, to understand, derived stem of bîn, to discern; see byn in Semitic roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
2 days ago · noun. US. an expert or connoisseur. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C20: from Yiddish, from Hebrew mevin understanding. Word Frequency. maven in American English. (ˈmeɪvən ), ˈmavin (ˈmeɪvən ) US. noun. Informal. an expert or connoisseur, often specif. a self-proclaimed one.
maven. an expert on something. Definition of maven noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
