renegade
a person who deserts a party or cause for another.
an apostate from a religious faith.
of or like a renegade; traitorous.
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How to use renegade in a sentence
What does that promising growth mean for the renegade brewers at Casa Bruja?
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama | Jeff Campagna | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo paraphrase the renegade philosopher Hannibal, I love it when science comes together.
Glaciers Lose 204 Billion Tons of Ice in Three Years | Matthew R. Francis | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of the strongest of the anti-Islamists is a renegade general, Khalifa Haftar, who is fighting in the east.
But its title is a misnomer: The far-from-renegade Gay is a very good feminist.
Roxane Gay: Not Such a 'Bad Feminist' After All | Lizzie Crocker | August 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEarlier this year, Miller responded to calls to stand with Cliven Bundy and declared common cause with the renegade rancher.
Already the patch of brush in which lay the renegade Policemen was hidden in the smudge, shut away from our sight.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairCousin would have tried a shot at the renegade if not for fear of instant reprisal on the girl.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterHis former friends treated him as a renegade, and the whig newspapers showered abuse upon him.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntThe renegade Yankee, and not the native planter, is made to bear the heaviest blow.
It was dangerous in the extreme, it might mean death, but it was death if he stayed in the clutches of the renegade half-breed.
The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers | Claude A. Labelle
British Dictionary definitions for renegade
/ (ˈrɛnɪˌɡeɪd) /
a person who deserts his or her cause or faith for another; apostate; traitor
(as modifier): a renegade priest
any outlaw or rebel
Origin of renegade
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