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Word of the Day – Maven

By April 13, 2022Word of the Day

Maven (noun) (US Eng)

May-ven

An expert or connoisseur.

Early 20th century Yiddish meyvn, from Hebrew mēḇīn ‘person with understanding, teacher’

Example sentences

“She’s a maven on the subject.”

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