Recreant - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈrekrɪənt|
Brit.
|ˈrekrɪənt|
noun
- an abject coward (syn: craven, poltroon)
- a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. (syn: apostate, deserter, ratter, renegade, turncoat)
- a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. (syn: apostate, deserter, ratter, renegade, turncoat)
adjective
- having deserted a cause or principle (syn: renegade)
some provinces had proved recreant
- lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful (syn: craven)this recreant knight
Extra examples
...the victors had only contempt for the recreant enemy soldiers who surrendered without firing a shot...
...recreant campaign workers who walked out as soon as their candidate began dropping in the polls...
...traditionally armies have dealt harshly with recreants, with execution being a common punishment for desertion during wartime...
...the historian reserved his greatest contempt for those recreants who opposed the witch hunt but lacked the courage to speak out against it...
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