renegade

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renegade

A former soldier became a renegade and joined the rebels.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles: A renegade is someone who abandons a group, cause, or belief system and often works against it.
    • An outlaw or rebel: A renegade can also refer to someone who lives outside the law or societal norms, often in a rebellious manner.

  2. Adjective:

    • Having treacherously changed allegiance: Describes a person or group that has deserted a cause, party, or set of principles to which they were once loyal.

  3. Verb:

    • To become a renegade; to desert and betray a group or cause: The act of abandoning one's original loyalties or principles.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The general was branded a renegade for plotting against the government.
    • In the story, the renegade lived outside the kingdom, raiding merchant caravans.

  • Adjective:

    • The renegade soldiers formed their own militia.
    • They were shunned for their renegade views on party policy.

  • Verb (less common):

    • He renegaded from the organization, taking sensitive information with him.
Advanced Usage
  • "To turn renegade": This phrase emphasizes the act of becoming a traitor or outlaw.
    • Fearing capture, the spy decided to turn renegade and sell secrets to the enemy.
Variants and Related Words
  • Renegation (n, rare): The act of being a renegade or deserting a cause.
  • Renegado (n, archaic): An older form of the word "renegade."
Synonyms
  • Noun: Traitor, defector, deserter, turncoat, apostate, rebel, outlaw.
  • Adjective: Traitorous, rebellious, dissident, breakaway.
  • Verb: Defect, desert, rebel, revolt.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
  • Renegade on (a promise/deal) (informal): To break or fail to honor a promise or agreement. (Note: This is a more informal, extended use of the core concept of betrayal).
    • He renegaded on his promise to support the project.
Related Idioms
  • A renegade from: Used to specify the group or cause that has been betrayed.
    • He was a renegade from the old order, seeking to build something new.
renegade

A former soldier became a renegade and joined the rebels.

Adjective
  1. having deserted a cause or principle
    • some provinces had proved recreant
    • renegade supporters of the usurper
Noun
  1. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
  2. someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
Verb
  1. break with established customs

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