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poltroon.

An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.

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Meaning & usage

noun/pɒlˈtɹuːn/UK/pɑlˈtɹun/US/pɔlˈtɹun/US/polˈtɹun/US
  1. An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.

Where this word comes from

From Middle French poltron, from Italian poltrone.

adj/pɒlˈtɹuːn/UK/pɑlˈtɹun/US/pɔlˈtɹun/US/polˈtɹun/US
  1. Cowardly.

Where this word comes from

From Middle French poltron, from Italian poltrone.

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