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renegade

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈren.ɪ.ɡeɪd/ formal disapproving

Definition

a person who has changed their feelings of support and duty from one political, religious, national, etc. group to a new one: A band of renegades had captured the prince and were holding him to ransom.Supporters, members and defendersBelievers and non-believers renegade
 
 
adjective [before noun]
a renegade soldier/priestSupporters, members and defendersBelievers and non-believers
(Definition of renegade noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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