word of the day Thursday | 9 Jun 2022
Poltroon
[pawl-troon]
Noun Middle French - early 16th century
Definition

A spiritless coward; craven.

Examples of word Poltroon in a sentence

“He hardly resembles Lt. Harry Flashman, a duplicitous poltroon who hides during battle and contrives to claim others’ glories.”

Did you Know?

Earlier versions of the word “poltroon” includes pultrowne, pultron and poultroone.

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