Maverick / MAV-RIK / (noun)
a person who thinks and acts in an independent way, often behaving differently from the expected or usual way.
WHEN A CLIENT GAVE SAMUEL A. MAVERICK 400 CATTLE TO SETTLE A $1,200 DEBT, THE 19TH-CENTURY SOUTH TEXAS LAWYER HAD NO USE FOR THEM, SO HE LEFT THE CATTLE UNBRANDED AND ALLOWED THEM TO ROAM FREELY. EVENTUALLY, HIS NAME BECAME SYNONYMOUS WITH SUCH UNBRANDED LIVESTOCK.
