the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A fugitive; a vagabond; an apostate; a renegade. See renegade.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Renegade; apostate.
Wandering about; vagabond.
n. A renegade; an apostate; hence, more broadly, one who deserts any cause; a turncoat.
n. One who runs away; a fugitive; a runaway.
n. A runabout; a vagabond; a wanderer.
Word Usage
"“Fire upon him!” said the Lady of Lochleven; “if there be here a true servant of his father, let him shoot the runagate dead, and let the lake cover our shame!”"