renegade meaning and definition

RENEGADE noun

Definition of renegade (noun)

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.
   • synonyms: apostate, deserter, ratter, recreant, turncoat

RENEGADE verb

Definition of renegade (verb)

1. break with established customs
   • synonyms: rebel

RENEGADE adjective

Definition of renegade (adjective)

1. having deserted a cause or principle
   • "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"
   • synonyms: recreant