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Meaning of renegade in English

renegade
noun [ C ]
  formal usually disapproving
uk
/ˈren.ɪ.ɡeɪd/ us
/ˈren.ə.ɡeɪd/
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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.
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apostate formal
turncoat disapproving
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renegade
adjective [ before noun ]
  formal usually disapproving
uk
/ˈren.ɪ.ɡeɪd/ us
/ˈren.ə.ɡeɪd/
used to describe someone who has changed their feelings of support and duty from one political, religious, national, etc. group to a new one:
a renegade soldier/priest
The renegade spy has posted photographs taken during an undercover operation.
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(Definition of renegade from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

renegade | American Dictionary

renegade
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈren·ɪˌɡeɪd/
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a person who has changed from supporting esp. one political, religious, or national group to supporting another:
a renegade state
She’s always been a renegade.
(Definition of renegade from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
叛徒, 變節者, 背叛者…
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叛徒, 变节者, 背叛者…
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renegat, zdraj-ca/czyni…
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dönek kimse, dönme…
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