poltroon

Meaning

Synonyms

recreant
coward
B2
craven
20k
cowardly
C2
dastard
unmanly
caitiff
wuss
C2
yellow-bellied
quaker
32k
retromingent
niddering
poltroonish
chicken-shit

cowardly boaster

courageless

Milquetoast

fraidy
cowardy

recrayed

chicken
B1
🐔
chicken-hearted
chicken-livered
chickenshit
27k
currish
dastardly
32k
Translations

cobarde
vigliacco
couard
covarde

άνανδρος

covard
lâche
Feigling
poltron
lafaard
lâchement
dégonflé
couille molle
pleutre

hasenherzig

Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɒlˈtɹuːn/
Etymology

From Middle French poltron, from Italian poltrone.

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