runagate
/ˈrʌnəɡeɪt
/noun archaic
A person who has run away; a deserter.I found this runagate at Vienna....
- He is a runagate, and worse than a rogue.
- Floyd is not only a thief, but a runagate - light-footed as well as light-fingered.
Origin
Mid 16th century: variant of dialect renegate, from medieval Latin renegatus 'renounced': see renegade.