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8 Letter Words for Poltroon
6 Letter Words for Poltroon
5 Letter Words for Poltroon
4 Letter Words for Poltroon
3 Letter Words for Poltroon
Definitions for Poltroon
[1] a wretched coward; craven.
[2] marked by utter cowardice.
[3] an abject or contemptible coward
[4] a rare word for cowardly
Words related to Poltroon
milksop, varlet, dastard, coward, craven, weakling, yellowbelly
Words nearby Poltroon
polos, polska, poltava, poltergeist, poltoratsk, poltroon, poly, poly bag, poly i:c, poly-, poly-drug
Origin of Poltroon
1520–30; earlier pultrowne, pultron, poultroone < Middle French poultron < Old Italian poltrone idler, coward, derivative of poltro foal < Vulgar Latin *pulliter, derivative of Latin pullus young animal; see foal
Other words from Poltroon
pol·troon·er·y , noun
pol·troon·ish , adjective
pol·troon·ish·ly , adverb
Word origin for Poltroon
C16: from Old French poultron, from Old Italian poltrone lazy good-for-nothing, apparently from poltrīre to lie indolently in bed, from poltro bed
Synonyms for Poltroon
coward, craven, dastard, milksop, varlet, weakling, yellowbelly