renegade

[ ren-i-geyd ]
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noun
  1. a person who deserts a party or cause for another.

  2. an apostate from a religious faith.

adjective
  1. of or like a renegade; traitorous.

Origin of renegade

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

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renegade

/ (ˈrɛnɪˌɡeɪd) /


noun
    • a person who deserts his or her cause or faith for another; apostate; traitor

    • (as modifier): a renegade priest

  1. any outlaw or rebel

Origin of renegade

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C16: from Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegāre to renounce, from Latin re- + negāre to deny

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