Poltroon Definition
pŏl-tro͝on
noun
A thorough coward; craven.
Webster's New World
adjective
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Other Word Forms of Poltroon
Noun
Singular:
poltroon
Plural:
poltroonsOrigin of Poltroon
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French poltron from Old Italian poltrone coward, idler perhaps augmentative of poltro unbroken colt (from Vulgar Latin pulliter) (from Latin pullus young animal pau-1 in Indo-European roots) or from poltro bed, lazy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French poltron, from Italian poltrone
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