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renegade

ren·e·gade [ rénnə gàyd ] (plural ren·e·gades)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. traitor: somebody who abandons previously held beliefs or loyalties

2. rebel: somebody who chooses to live outside laws or conventions

[15th century. < Spanish renegado< medieval Latin renegatus< past participle of renegare "deny" (see renege)]
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