renegadenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈren.ɪ.ɡeɪd/us/ˈren.ə.ɡeɪd/formal disapprovinga person who has changed their feelings of support and duty from one political, religious, national, etc. group to a new one:
A band of renegades had captured the prince and were holding him to ransom.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Supporters, members & defenders
- -arian
- -ista
- apologist
- apparatchik
- benefactor
- cadre
- camp follower
- campaigner
- cardholder
- champion
- chaperone
- cohort
- company man
- contributor
- evolutionist
- initiate
- new/fresh blood idiom
- referee
- respecter
- stakeholder
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renegade
adjective [ before noun ] ukus
a renegade soldier/priest