Meaning

1 senses
  1. An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.

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More definitions
  • an abject coward

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
an ignoble or arrant coward:

Origin

From Middle French poltron, from Italian poltrone.

From Middle French poltron, from Italian poltrone.

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Forms

plural: poltroons

Synonyms

3 synonyms
ignoble coward:cravendastard
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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