renegade

[ ren-i-geyd ]

/ ˈrɛn ɪˌgeɪd /

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noun

a person who deserts a party or cause for another.

an apostate from a religious faith.

adjective

of or like a renegade; traitorous.

Nearby words

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Origin of renegade

1575–85; < Spanish renegado < Medieval Latin renegātus (noun use of past participle of renegāre to desert, renege), equivalent to re- re- + neg-, base of negāre to deny + -ātus -ade¹

SYNONYMS FOR renegade

1 traitor, deserter, betrayer, dissenter.

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What does that promising growth mean for the renegade brewers at Casa Bruja?
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To paraphrase the renegade philosopher Hannibal, I love it when science comes together.
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One of the strongest of the anti-Islamists is a renegade general, Khalifa Haftar, who is fighting in the east.
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Earlier this year, Miller responded to calls to stand with Cliven Bundy and declared common cause with the renegade rancher.
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This is not a renegade observation; it is a commonplace among experts on the case.
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Faith, he fought Jules Lescalles knife to knife, and ended the career of that renegade.
Beyond the Frontier|Randall Parrish
King Sauls seems to furnish the one great human illustration in scripture of heaven's renegade fallen prince.
Quiet Talks on Prayer|S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
“Now, my friends, look out for your countryman,” said the renegade.
Old Jack|W.H.G. Kingston
My luck is good in truth, for it has been one of the great sorrows of my life that you have so often escaped me, renegade.
Montezuma's Daughter|H. Rider Haggard
One of the persecutors, Feyzo, strove to force his own mother by hunger to give up the faith from which he was himself a renegade.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XXXII, 1640|Diego Aduarte

British Dictionary definitions for renegade

renegade

/ (ˈrɛnɪˌɡeɪd) /

noun

a person who deserts his or her cause or faith for another; apostate; traitor
(as modifier)a renegade priest

any outlaw or rebel

Word Origin for renegade

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

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Word Origin and History for renegade

renegade

1580s, "apostate," probably (with change of suffix) from Spanish renegado, originally "Christian turned Muslim," from Medieval Latin renegatus, noun use of past participle of renegare "deny" (see renege). General sense of "turncoat" is from 1660s. The form renegate, directly from Medieval Latin, is attested in English from late 14c. As an adjective from 1705.

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