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- Dictionaryren·e·gade/ˈrenəˌɡād/
noun
- 1. a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles: "an agent who later turns out to be a renegade"
adjective
- 1. having treacherously changed allegiance: "a renegade bodyguard"
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a person who has changed their feelings of support and duty from one political, religious, national, etc. group to a new one: A band of renegades had captured the prince and were holding him to ransom. Synonyms. apostate formal. turncoat disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Supporters, members & defenders. advocate. allyship.
The meaning of RENEGADE is a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another. How to use renegade in a sentence.
A renegade is a person who has deserted their cause or defied convention; they're rebels and sometimes outlaws, or even traitors. A long, long time ago, a renegade was a Christian person who decided to become Muslim.
a person who deserts his or her cause or faith for another; apostate; traitor. ( as modifier ) a renegade priest. any outlaw or rebel. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of renegade 1. First recorded in 1575–85; from Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, noun use of past participle of renegāre “to desert”; renege.
1. countable noun. A renegade is a person who abandons the religious, political, or philosophical beliefs that he or she used to have, and accepts opposing or different beliefs. Synonyms: deserter, rebel, betrayer, dissident More Synonyms of renegade. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
noun. /ˈrenɪɡeɪd/ (formal, disapproving) (often used as an adjective) a person who leaves one political, religious, etc. group to join another that has very different views. a renegade priest. There was no place for a communist renegade in the political climate of the time. Definitions on the go.
n. 1. One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter. 2. An outlaw; a rebel. adj. Of, relating to, or resembling a renegade; traitorous. intr.v.ren·e·gad·ed, ren·e·gad·ing, ren·e·gades. To become a deserter or an outlaw.
noun. renegades. A person who abandons one religion for another; apostate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A person who abandons a party, movement, etc. and goes over to the other side; traitor; turncoat. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A fugitive from the law; outlaw. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: recreant
noun. a person who deserts his or her cause or faith for another; apostate; traitor. ( as modifier ) a renegade priest. any outlaw or rebel. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of renegade 1. First recorded in 1575–85; from Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, noun use of past participle of renegāre “to desert”; renege.
RENEGADE definition: someone who changes and joins a group that is against their own group: . Learn more.
