Poltroon - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pɑːlˈtruːn|  American pronunciation of the word poltroon
Brit.  |pɒlˈtruːn|  British pronunciation of the word poltroon

noun

- an abject coward (syn: craven, recreant)

adjective

- characterized by complete cowardliness

Extra examples

...those poltroons in the state legislature who have caved in to bigotry on this important issue of basic civil rights...

...a military commander who was so poltroon that he surrendered without having fired so much as a single shot...

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