Synonyms for maven
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Noun
connoisseur, expert, wiz, whiz US, whizz UK, wizard, aficionado, adept, star, superstar, master, hot-shot, genius, past master, ace, virtuoso, champion, dab, sensation, proficient, dabster, cognoscente
Definitions
- n. 1
An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.
Related words
- Other spellings
- mavin mayven mayvin
Forms
- Plural
- mavens → connoisseurs, experts, wizzes, wizards…
Example sentences
- expert Harry is working under the direction of an expert.
- wizard So, was there a time when you were a wizard, too?
- connoisseur I am a connoisseur when it comes to change of scenery.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| maven | rising | |
| expert | rising | |
| wizard | rising | |
| wiz | rising | |
| connoisseur | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ace1, dab1, wiz1
- 4 letters
- star1, whiz1
- 5 letters
- adept2, whizz
- 6 letters
- master2, expert2, genius2, wizard2
- 7 letters
- dabster
- 8 letters
- champion3, virtuoso4
- 9 letters
- sensation3, superstar3
- 10 letters
- proficient3, aficionado5
- 11 letters
- connoisseur3, cognoscente
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (adept2 = 2 syllables).