RENEGADE

recreant, renegade

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”

deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratter

(noun) a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

renegade

(noun) someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw

rebel, renegade

(verb) break with established customs

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

renegade (plural renegades)

An outlaw or rebel.

A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.

Coordinate terms

• (disloyal person): apostate, defector, heretic, turncoat

Verb

renegade (third-person singular simple present renegades, present participle renegading, simple past and past participle renegaded)

(dated) To desert one's cause, or change one's loyalties; to commit betrayal.

Source: Wiktionary

Ren"e*gade (rn"-gd), n. Etym: [Sp. renegado, LL. renegatus, fr. renegare to deny; L. pref. re- re- + negare to deny. See Negation, and cf. Runagate.]

Definition: One faithless to principle or party. Specifically: (a) An apostate from Christianity or from any form of religious faith. James justly regarded these renegades as the most serviceable tools that he could employ. Macaulay.

(b) One who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter. Arbuthnot. (c) A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition