renegade
/ˈrɛnɪɡeɪd/
noun
- A person who deserts a group, cause, or belief for another, often seen as a traitor.
- The politician was called a renegade after switching parties.
- Some viewed him as a renegade for abandoning the traditional teachings.
- In the story, the renegade left the army to join the rebels.
- A person who behaves in a rebellious or unconventional way.
- He's a renegade programmer who creates software outside the big companies.
- She's a renegade in the fashion world, always breaking the rules.
- The artist was a renegade who refused to follow any school of painting.
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adjective
- Having abandoned a group or cause; rebellious or disloyal.
- A renegade faction within the party tried to take control.
- The renegade soldier was captured by his former unit.
- The renegade priest was excommunicated for his radical views.
- Unconventional or not following the usual rules.
- The renegade chef uses ingredients no one else dares to try.
- Her renegade style of teaching inspires students to think for themselves.
- They took a renegade approach to solving the problem.
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