Paradiesvogel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- maverick noun A person who thinks and acts independently, refusing to follow the usual rules or conventions of their group.
Senses
Paradiesvogel is used for these senses in English:
- Apus (constellation) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise.
- bird of paradise Any of various passerine birds of the family Paradisaeidae native to Oceania. In many of the species the breeding plumage of the males is brightly coloured.
- maverick (by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules. [from 1880s]
- maverick (by extension) One who creates or uses controversial or unconventional ideas or practices.
- rara avis (figuratively) A rare or unique, and thus outstanding or unusual, person or thing; a rare bird.
maverick — full definition
- noun A person who thinks and acts independently, refusing to follow the usual rules or conventions of their group.
- adj Independent-minded and unwilling to conform.