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poltroon

adjective

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having or showing a shameful lack of courage

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

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poltroon

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms of poltroon (Entry 2 of 2)

a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger

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

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defeatist,
quitter

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daredevil

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