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单词 reneger
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renegern.

Brit. /rᵻˈniːɡə/, /rᵻˈneɪɡə/, U.S. /rəˈnɛɡər/, /riˈnɛɡər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: renege v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < renege v. + -er suffix1. Compare Middle French, French †renieur person who renounces God, apostate (1460), (in extended use) person who does not accept a doctrine or set of principles (1549). Compare earlier renegado n., renegate n.Apparently re-formed in 20th cent.
1. A person who renounces his or her faith; an apostate. Cf. renegade n. 1. rare.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > apostasy > [noun] > person
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?1577 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Treat. Dicing Ep. Ded. sig. B1 Was he not a greate Sorcerer, and a reneger of the faith?
1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα i. iv. 57 These modern Renegers, Separates, and Apostates.
2006 K. Cragg God's Wrong is Most of All 179 Some ‘renegers’ from Islam assumed that Muhammad's demise had freed them from their pledged allegiance to him.
2. = renegade n. 2. Obsolete. rare.
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the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > desertion of one's party or principles > one who
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1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xiv. 188 The relinquisher of his owne life is more to be punished, than a reneger of his service in warre.
3. Originally and chiefly U.S. A person who goes back on a promise, contract, etc.; esp. a person who does this frequently.
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1924 Proc. Pennsylvania Pharmaceut. Assoc., 47th Meeting 198 I told you they were united, practically one hundred per cent. organized for pharmacy in Bethlehem. We had only one or two renegers.
1948 Rev. Politics 10 249 Wallace is a trimmer, a hedger, and a chronic reneger.
1992 Sydney Morning Herald 13 Feb. 12 This is a man who has never been a womaniser, boozer, or reneger on promises to mates.
1999 J. Mueller Capitalism, Democracy & Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery ii. 42 Legal action or reputational retaliation like letting it be widely known that the reneger is a jerk.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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