renegade

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On the top of the bank the renegade was accosted by the spy whom he had left there when he embarked in the skiff.

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  1. noun One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
  2. noun An outlaw; a rebel.
  3. adjective Of, relating to, or resembling a renegade; traitorous.
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  1. Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, past participle of renegāre, to deny : Latin re-, re- + Latin negāre, to deny; see ne in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Also renegado; from Spanish Portuguese renegado, a renegade: see renegate.
 

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