Found 2 items, similar to renegade.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: renegade
renegade
adj : having deserted a cause or principle;
“some provinces had
proved recreant”;
“renegade supporters of the usurper”
[syn:
recreant]
n 1: someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
2: a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or
religion or political party or friend etc. [syn:
deserter,
apostate,
turncoat,
recreant,
ratter]
renegade
v : break with established customs [syn:
rebel]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Renegade
Renegade
\Ren"e*gade\ (r?n"?-g?d), n. [Sp. renegado, LL.
renegatus, fr. renegare to deny; L. pref. re- re- + negare to
deny. See
Negation, and cf.
Runagate.]
One faithless to principle or party. Specifically:
(a) An apostate from Christianity or from any form of
religious faith.
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James justly regarded these renegades as the most
serviceable tools that he could employ. --Macaulay.
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(b) One who deserts from a military or naval post; a
deserter. --Arbuthnot.
(c) A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow.
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