Words / M / Business

maven

noun/ˈmeɪvn/

C1CEFR level
50/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

An expert enthusiast whom others trust for recommendations.

Every category has its mavens, and a nod from the neighbourhood coffee maven moved more bags than any paid ad.

Similar: connoisseur, aficionado

Topic: Marketing & brand in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

Get words like maven on your lock screen, a few a day, with review that makes them stick.

Download on the App Store Lexfall puts a new word on your home and lock screen through widgets, so you learn without opening an app. Free to download. After a free trial, a subscription unlocks every field. Built for iPhone, iOS 15.1 or later.
QR code that opens Lexfall on the App Store
On a computer?Scan with your iPhone camera.

More business words: Marketing & brand