renegade

ren·e·gade  (rn-gd)

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 renegtus, past participle of renegre, to deny : Latin re-, re- + Latin negre, to deny; see ne in Indo-European roots.]

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renegade

Noun

a person who deserts a cause for another [Spanish renegado]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	renegade - someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw defector, 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, recreant quitter - a person who gives up too easily
Verb	1.	renegade - break with established customs rebel dissent, 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" recreant disloyal - deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle; "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers"

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renegade

noun 1. deserter, rebel, betrayer, dissident, outlaw, runaway, traitor, defector, mutineer, turncoat, apostate, backslider, recreant (archaic)

modifier 2. traitorous, rebel, dissident, outlaw, runaway, rebellious, unfaithful, disloyal, backsliding, mutinous, apostate, recreant (archaic)

Translations

renegade [ˈrɛnɪgeɪd] n → renegado/a

renegade [ˈrɛnɪgeɪd] n → renégat(e)

renegade [ˈrɛnɪgeɪd] n → Renegat(in) m(f), Überläufer(in) m(f)

renegade [ˈrɛnɪgeɪd] n → rinnegato/a