Meaning

2 senses
  1. An outlaw or rebel.

    Rebell, Rebellin

    мяте́жникmjatéžnik, изго́йizgój, изгна́нникizgnánnik

    someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw

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

    Abtrünniger, Abtrünnige, Apostat

    ренега́тrenegát, ренега́ткаrenegátka, преда́тельpredátelʹ

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

Examples

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  1. Tracing a renegade's family background, you'll find him the black sheep.

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  2. I don't like renegades.

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  3. Any politician who does not toe the main party line would be branded a renegade.

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  4. You're a renegade.

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  5. We're still renegades.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
outlaw or rebel:
disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion etc.:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
outlaw or rebel:
disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion etc.:

Origin

From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect participle of renegō (“to de

From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect participle of renegō (“to deny”). See also renege.

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Forms

plural: renegades
Singularrenegade
Pluralrenegades

regular

Synonyms

25 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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