Renegade
Definition
A person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.
Etymology
From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect participle of renegō (“to deny”). See also renege.
Synonyms
apostate, defector, heretic, turncoat
In a sentence
- A renegade engineer who shipped a feature without approval.
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Vocabulary.md