Renegade
Renegade (r?n"?-g?d) , noun
[Sp. renegado, Late Latin renegatus, from renegare to deny; Latin pref. re- re- + negare to deny. See Negation, and cf. Runagate.]
One faithless to principle or party.
(a)
An apostate from Christianity or from any form of religious faith.
James justly regarded these renegades as the most serviceable tools that he could employ.
(b)
One who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter.
(c)
A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow. — Arbuthnot