renegade

American  

[ren-i-geyd] / ˈrɛn ɪˌgeɪd /

noun

1. a person who deserts a party or cause for another.

   Synonyms:

   dissenter, betrayer, deserter, traitor

2. an apostate from a religious faith.

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adjective

1. of or like a renegade; traitorous.

renegade British  

/ ˈrɛnɪˌɡeɪd /

noun

1. 1. a person who deserts his or her cause or faith for another; apostate; traitor

   2. ( as modifier )

      a renegade priest

2. any outlaw or rebel

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Etymology

Origin of renegade

First recorded in 1575–85; from Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, noun use of past participle of renegāre “to desert”; renege

Example Sentences

And other groups made of renegade guerrillas who rejected a 2016 peace accord have 9,200 members.

From The Wall Street Journal

The most arresting figure of the four is the youngest, Taeko, a renegade with “depths beyond depths.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Richmond has more on the renegade judge and the man she allegedly assisted in avoiding federal officers:

From The Wall Street Journal

Lane Kiffin, by contrast, bailed on his players and now resembles a renegade pirate at the helm of a flashy speedboat — fast, loud, brash and obsessively searching for buried treasure.

From Los Angeles Times

The project, which blurs boundaries between living and making, captured both Hopper’s renegade spirit and Gehry’s evolving architectural language.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• defector
• deserter
• dissident
• heretic
• insurgent
• mutineer
• traitor