renegado
renegado is the archaic form of renegade.
Meaning of renegade
Noun
renegade (plural renegades)
- An outlaw or rebel.
- A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.
- Synonyms:
- apostate, defector, heretic, turncoat, backstabber, betrayer, cockatrice, double-crosser, quisling, rat
Forms of renegado
| plural | renegados |
|---|---|
| plural | renegadoes |
Origin of renegado
Borrowed from Spanish renegado.
Questions about renegado
- What is renegado the archaic form of?
- Renegado is the archaic form of renegade.
Words near renegado in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: renegado (page history and authors); renegade (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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