renegado

[ ren-i-gey-doh, -gah- ]

noun,plural ren·e·ga·dos.

a renegade.

Origin of renegado

Borrowed into English from Spanish around 1590–1600

Words Nearby renegado

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How to use renegado in a sentence

Of this I was assured by a renegado slave, a Bulgarian by birth, who belonged to the lady I have mentioned.
Early Travels in Palestine | Arculf et al.
An Hungarian renegado, one of the lowest rank, had carried her off in an excursion, and treated her as his wife.
Early Travels in Palestine | Arculf et al.
Count Julian was a Christian, faithful and devout; but I behold in thee a renegado and an infidel.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 | Various
"Many a brave Gentleman has turned renegado ere this," answered he.
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 of 3 | George Augustus Sala
Y, sin embargo, era el triste y temido renegado ben-Munuza, cuya historia os causar espanto cuando la conozcis.
Novelas Cortas | Pedro Antonio de Alarcn

British Dictionary definitions for renegado

renegado

/ (ˌrɛnɪˈɡɑːdəʊ) /

nounplural -dos

an archaic word for renegade

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