| 释义 |
Definition of runagate in English: runagatenoun ˈrʌnəɡeɪt archaic A person who has run away; a deserter. Example sentencesExamples - Floyd is not only a thief, but a runagate - light-footed as well as light-fingered.
- He is a runagate, and worse than a rogue.
- I found this runagate at Vienna.
- The runagate demanded of her in her own language, whether her father were in the garden, or no.
- We are bought and sold like apes or monkeys, to be the sport of women, fools, and cowards; and the support of rogues and runagates.
Synonyms fugitive, escaper, escapee
Origin Mid 16th century: variant of dialect renegate, from medieval Latin renegatus 'renounced': see renegade. |