poltroon

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poltroon

/pɒlˈtɹuːn/ UK
/pɑlˈtɹun/ US
/pɔlˈtɹun/ US
/polˈtɹun/ US

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From Middle French poltron, from Italian poltrone.

noun poltroons · poltron

An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch. Patience is for poltroons, such as he: He durst not sit there, had your father lived.
Similar: craven, dastard

adjective more poltroon · most poltroon · poltron

Cowardly. Accordingly, to excuse our deliberate inactivity in the north, we had to make a show of impotence, which gave them to understand that the Arabs were too poltroon to cut the line near Maan and keep it cut.

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noun an ignoble or arrant coward

Español	cobarde, mandria, blanco, blandengue, pendejo, rajado
Français	lâche, pleutre, couard, dégonflé, poule-mouillée, couille molle
Italiano	vigliacco
Русский	трус trus

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@misc{poltroon_2026,
  title = {poltroon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poltroon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}