Maverick (noun)
Definition: An orphan calf or other animal that leaves the pack or herd. An outsider, an iconoclast or self-oriented person who lives by his or her own rules, often perceived as a danger or threat.
Usage: “Maverick” is itself a maverick word, a lonesome lexical orphan. Though no adjective, adverb or verb may be derived from it, it may be used itself as an adjective, “Trimble is a maverick CEO who takes his company where others fear to tread.”
