noun
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a person who deserts his or her cause or faith for another; apostate; traitor
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( as modifier )
a renegade priest
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any outlaw or rebel
Etymology
Origin of renegade
First recorded in 1575–85; from Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, noun use of past participle of renegāre “to desert”; renege
Example Sentences
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Clad in red, white and black, the renegade scientist’s sartorial inspiration is not bound to a single era.
From Los Angeles Times
By now Snoop’s transformation from hip-hop renegade to ubiquitous personality-slash-pitchman is old news.
Or what jobs a group of renegade donkeys may choose.
From Los Angeles Times
And other groups made of renegade guerrillas who rejected a 2016 peace accord have 9,200 members.
The most arresting figure of the four is the youngest, Taeko, a renegade with “depths beyond depths.”
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