What does "poltroon" mean?

An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.

What is a synonym for "poltroon"?

Common synonyms include: craven, craven, arrant coward, base, caitiff, chicken.

//pɑlˈtɹun// adj, noun

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Noun

1
An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.
"Patience is for poltroons, such as he: He durst not sit there, had your father lived."
2
an abject coward wordnet

Adjective

1
Cowardly.
"Accordingly, to excuse our deliberate inactivity in the north, we had to make a show of impotence, which gave them to understand that the Arabs were too poltroon to cut the line near Maan and keep it cut."

Adjective