Poltroon
[pɒl'truːn] or [pɑl'trun]
Definition
(noun.) an abject coward.
(adj.) characterized by complete cowardliness .
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Definition
(n.) An arrant coward; a dastard; a craven; a mean-spirited wretch.
(a.) Base; vile; contemptible; cowardly.
Editor: Sonya
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Coward, dastard, craven, milksop, mean wretch.
Checker: Sinclair
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Scoundrel, coward, hound, skulk, dastard
ANT:Hero, philanthropist, gentleman, benefactor, model, example
Checker: Tina
Definition
n. an idle lazy fellow: a coward: a dastard: one without spirit.—adj. base vile contemptible.—n. Poltroon′ery laziness: cowardice: want of spirit.
Checker: Lowell
Examples
- What a miserable little poltroon had fear, engendered of unjust punishment, made of me in those days! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I am a poltroon on certain points; I feel it. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- You--you're a shuffler, sir,' gasped the furious doctor, 'a poltroon--a coward--a liar--a--a--will nothing induce you to give me your card, sir! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- What a poltroon, my Flintwinch! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Edited by Ian