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Poltroon
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Fear & People:
An
ignoble
or total
coward
; a
dastard
; a
mean-spirited
wretch.
Adj
●
Cowardly.
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Origin
poltroon
English
poltron
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
poltrone
Italian
Sourced from
Etym
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