renegade
    adj 1: having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had
           proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"
           [syn: recreant, renegade]
    n 1: someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
    2: a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or
       religion or political party or friend etc. [syn: deserter,
       apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratter]
    v 1: break with established customs [syn: rebel, renegade]

Renegade \Ren"e*gade\ (r?n"?-g?d), n. [Sp. renegado, LL.
   renegatus, fr. renegare to deny; L. pref. re- re- + negare to
   deny. See Negation, and cf. Runagate.]
   One faithless to principle or party. Specifically:
   (a) An apostate from Christianity or from any form of
       religious faith.
       [1913 Webster]

             James justly regarded these renegades as the most
             serviceable tools that he could employ. --Macaulay.
       [1913 Webster]
   (b) One who deserts from a military or naval post; a
       deserter. --Arbuthnot.
   (c) A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow.
       [1913 Webster]