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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Renegade

/(r?n"?-g?d)/ · Ren·e·gade · IPA /ˈɹɛ.nɪˌɡeɪd/
01 n. One faithless to principle or party.
  1. 1.
    One faithless to principle or party.
    “James justly regarded these renegades as the most serviceable tools that he could employ.” Macaulay.
  2. 2.
    One who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter.