renegado

American  

[ren-i-gey-doh, -gah-] / ˌrɛn ɪˈgeɪ doʊ, -ˈgɑ- /

noun

plural

renegados

1. a renegade.

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renegado British  

/ ˌrɛnɪˈɡɑːdəʊ /

noun

1. an archaic word for renegade

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Etymology

Origin of renegado

Borrowed into English from Spanish around 1590–1600

Example Sentences

Por último, al pensar que había sido traicionado por todo el mundo, Gaede se convirtió en un tipo completamente solitario y renegado, y le vendió los planes del entonces sofisticado microchip de Intel Pentium a Irán y China.

From Washington Times

For any one to desert the interest of his country, and turn renegado, either out of fear, or any prospect of advantage, is so notoriously vile and low, that it is no wonder if the man, who is detected in it, is for ever ashamed to see the sun, and to show himself in the eyes of those whose cause he has betrayed.

From Project Gutenberg

In the later editions it was entitled "Renegado Epistle."

From Project Gutenberg

The tribunal, being informed of the opinion of these slaves, published that they were ignorant that Ali Arraez Ferrar�s had been a Christian, and that he was surnamed the Renegado.

From Project Gutenberg

A great number of Sicilians, Genoese, and others, who had known him at Tunis, were examined; they all declared that he was called the Renegado, and some added that they had heard him say that he had been a Christian.

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