renegade

ren·e·gade

R0150800 (rĕn′ĭ-gād′)n.1. One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.2. An outlaw; a rebel.adj. Of, relating to, or resembling a renegade; traitorous.intr.v. ren·e·gad·ed, ren·e·gad·ing, ren·e·gades To become a deserter or an outlaw.

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[Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, past participle of renegāre, to deny : Latin re-, re- + Latin negāre, to deny; see ne in Indo-European roots.]

renegade

(ˈrɛnɪˌɡeɪd) n1. a. a person who deserts his or her cause or faith for another; apostate; traitorb. (as modifier): a renegade priest. 2. any outlaw or rebel[C16: from Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegāre to renounce, from Latin re- + negāre to deny]

ren•e•gade

(ˈrɛn ɪˌgeɪd)

n. 1. a person who deserts a party or cause for another. 2. an apostate from a religious faith. adj. 3. of or like a renegade; traitorous. [1575–85; < Sp renegado < Medieval Latin renegātus, n. use of past participle of renegāre to desert, renege]

renegade

- First referred to a person who abandons one religion for another.See also related terms for religion.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	renegade - someone who rebels and becomes an outlawdefector, deserter - a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
	2.	renegade - a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.apostate, deserter, ratter, turncoat, recreantquitter - a person who gives up too easily
Verb	1.	renegade - break with established customsrebeldissent, protest, resist - express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
Adj.	1.	renegade - having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"recreantdisloyal - deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle; "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers"

renegade

noun1. deserter, rebel, betrayer, dissident, outlaw, runaway, traitor, defector, mutineer, turncoat, apostate, backslider, recreant (archaic) He was a renegade - a traitor.adjective1. traitorous, rebel, dissident, outlaw, runaway, rebellious, unfaithful, disloyal, backsliding, mutinous, apostate, recreant (archaic) The renegade policeman supplied details of the murder.

renegade

nounA person who has defected:apostate, defector, deserter, recreant, runagate, tergiversator, turncoat.Informal: rat.verbTo abandon one's cause or party usually to join another:apostatize, defect, desert, tergiversate, turn.Slang: rat.Idioms: change sides, turn one's coat.

Translations

Renegatrinnegatotraditore