Meaning & use
Poltroon
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A thorough coward, especially one who is contemptibly spiritless.
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The knight called the deserter a poltroon for abandoning his comrades in battle.
Only a poltroon would let his friends take the blame for his own mistake.
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A somewhat archaic and literary word, often used for comic or dramatic effect rather than everyday speech.
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