So I thought that I would look it up...
mav·er·ick (mvr-k, mvrk)
n.
1. A maverick is a castrated steer that exhibits erratic behavior by wandering away from the herd and getting lost. It can be rounded up and branded by anyone who finds it..
2. One that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group; a dissenter.
---- read into that what you will.
