noun. One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.

noun. An outlaw; a rebel.

adjective. Of, relating to, or resembling a renegade; traitorous.

intransitive verb. To become a deserter or an outlaw.

noun. An apostate from a religious faith.

noun. One who deserts to an enemy; one who deserts his party and joins another; a deserter.

noun. Synonyms Neophyte, Proselyte., etc. (see convert), backslider, turncoat.

noun. Traitor, runaway.

noun. An apostate from Christianity or from any form of religious faith.

noun. One who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter.

noun. A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow.

noun. An outlaw or rebel.

noun. A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.

adjective. having deserted a cause or principle

noun. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

verb. break with established customs

noun. someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw

"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."

disloyal  

defector  deserter  dissent  protest  quitter  

black-robed  blackguard  burly  charlatan  coward  

Sabbath-breaker  apostate  apostate  apostatize  apostatize