Synonyms for runagate

Most common

turn coat · traitor · renegade · apostate · fugitive · vagabond

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A deserter, renegade or apostate.

Forms

Plural

runagates → apostates, traitors, renegades, deserters…

Example sentences

• traitor Their leader is regarded as a traitor to the nation.
• renegade Taiwan is a renegade province of China.
• apostate Tom Jackson? He's an apostate.
• fugitive The fugitive ended up trapped at a dead end street.
• vagabond The vagabond, when rich, is called a tourist.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

traitor²

8 letters

fugitive³, renegade³, vagabond³, apostate³, deserter³, defector³, recreant

9 letters

transfuge

10 letters

withersake

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (traitor² = 2 syllables).