Definition of "renegade" []

• One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter. (noun)
• An outlaw; a rebel. (noun)
• Of, relating to, or resembling a renegade; traitorous. (adjective)
• To become a deserter or an outlaw. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "While the upsurge could be temporary -- coinciding with efforts by Iraqi-government officials to crack down on what they call renegade militias -- it could also represent a new threat to fragile security gains made recently by U.S. forces."
• "I quickly learned that Cooper, more than a "renegade," is something of an outlaw genius when it comes to making the most out of a school meals budget."
• "Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada, president of Mexico between 1872-76, began his career as a radical renegade from the priesthood and ended it as a liberal elitist whose strongest backing came from the professional classes and the wealthy but who lacked a wide base of popular support."