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renegade.

An outlaw or rebel.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹɛ.nəˌɡeɪd/UK/ˈɹɛ.nɪˌɡeɪd/US
  1. An outlaw or rebel.

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

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈɹɛ.nəˌɡeɪd/UK/ˈɹɛ.nɪˌɡeɪd/US
  1. To desert one's cause, or change one's loyalties; to commit betrayal.

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Where this word comes from

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

adj/ˈɹɛ.nəˌɡeɪd/UK/ˈɹɛ.nɪˌɡeɪd/US
  1. Deserting, treacherous, disloyal.

  2. Unconventional, unorthodox.

    broadly
Where this word comes from

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

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