Maverick
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Maverick, a term suggesting independence of thought or action, can refer to:
Things:
- Maverick (roller coaster), Cedar Point's 17th roller coaster
People:
- Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803–1870), a Texas cattleman from whom the term maverick originated
- Maverick (Rednex) is a member of the swedish band, The Rednex.
- Maverick Burns, surf enthusiast and forecaster in Hawaii
- Maverick Matt (Matt Bentley), professionnal wrestler in TNA wrestling.
Animals:
- Maverick, usually referring to semi-wild, unbranded cattle in the Western United States. The term is also applied (less commonly) to other unbranded range animals such as horses; for an example, see the Dallas Mavericks logo
Places:
- Maverick County, Texas, USA
- Mavericks (location), a reef near Half Moon Bay in Northern California known for powerful surf and an annual big-wave riding surf contest
In business:
- Maverick Records, a record label
- Maverick (magazine), a South African business magazine
- Maverick Arms, a subsidiary of Mossberg, making less expensive firearms than the parent company
- Maverik, the name of a filling station and convenience store chain in the Intermountain West region of the United States
In games:
- Maverick (Mega Man), rebellious Reploids from the Mega Man X video game series
- Maverick, the basic helicopter in the later Grand Theft Auto games, having no extra features
- Maverick, the callsign used by Wing Commander character Christopher Blair
- Jude Maverick, the main protagonist from the video game Wild Arms 4
In film and television:
- Maverick (TV series), a 1957 television series set in the American Old West starring James Garner and Roger Moore
- Maverick (film), a 1994 film, based on the 1957 television series, starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, and James Garner
- Maverick, the callsign of Lt. Pete Mitchell (played by Tom Cruise) in the film Top Gun
- Maverick, the codename given to the character Jonsey on the television show 6teen
In music:
- The Mavericks, a country music band
- Maverick (album), a 1985 album by George Thorogood & The Destroyers.
In computers:
- MaVerick DBMS is a project to produce a free open source Multivalue Database Management System.
In other uses:
- Maverick (bicycles), a manufacturer of bicycles located in Bolder, CO, USA
- Maverick (chocolate), a chocolate snack previously manufactured by Nestle
- Ford Maverick, the name of 4 different automobiles made by the Ford Motor Company
- AGM-65 Maverick, a guided air-to-surface missile
- Maverick, a Marvel Comics mutant superhero also known as Agent Zero
- Dallas Mavericks an NBA basketball team
- Maverick, a series of guidebooks begun by travel author Robert W. Bone, covering several areas and countries, including Hawaii, Australia, and New Zealand
- "Maverick", the name of a commercial crab fishing boat from Dutch Harbor and is featured on the Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch
- Mavrick is the nickname of a german professional fighter.
- Maverick, is a colloquial term given to officers in the Navy who previously served as enlisted members
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