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plural of recreant
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1
a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right
- traditionally armies have dealt harshly with recreants, with execution being a common punishment for desertion during wartime
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a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger
- 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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- cream puffs,
- milquetoasts,
- pushovers,
- pussies
- [slang],
- weaklings,
- wimps
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one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
- a spy and recreant to his country
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