1. A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
   "The politician was labelled a renegade after switching parties";
   - deserter, apostate, turncoat, recreant [archaic], ratter
    
2. Someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
   "The renegade left his tribe and lived in the wilderness"

1. Having deserted a cause or principle
   "renegade supporters of the usurper";
   - recreant [archaic]

1. Break with established customs
   "The artist renegaded against traditional painting techniques";
   - rebel

Derived forms: renegaded, renegades, renegading

See also: disloyal

Type of: defector, deserter, dissent, protest, quitter, resist

Encyclopedia: Renegade