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poltroon

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pɒlˈtruːn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pol tro̅o̅n′)

pol•troon (pol tro̅o̅n′),USA pronunciation n.

a wretched coward;
craven.

adj.

marked by utter cowardice.

Vulgar Latin *pulliter, derivative of Latin pullus young animal; see foal
Old Italian poltrone idler, coward, derivative of poltro foal
Middle French poultron
earlier pultrowne, pultron, poultroone 1520–30

pol•troon′er•y, n.
pol•troon′ish, adj.
pol•troon′ish•ly, adv.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

poltroon /pɒlˈtruːn/, poultroone n

an abject or contemptible coward

adj

a rare word for cowardly

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French poultron, from Old Italian poltrone lazy good-for-nothing, apparently from poltrīre to lie indolently in bed, from poltro bed

'poltroon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

coward - cowardly

Synonyms: deserter, dastard, recreant, coward, weakling, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "poltroon" in the title:

Like the poltroon that he was, Tonseten hid under a bed when he saw a fight coming.
What a miserable little poltroon had fear, engendered of unjust punishment, made of me

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