1. a person who formally withdraws or renounces a previously held belief, statement, or opinion

Examples

• The former activist became a recanter of his radical views.
• She was labeled a recanter after publicly abandoning her political stance.
• The recanter faced criticism from both sides of the debate.
• History remembers him as a recanter who changed his testimony under pressure.
• The religious recanter was shunned by his former community.
• As a recanter of his earlier theories, the scientist faced professional challenges.