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poltroon
UK
/pɒlˈtruːn/
US
/pɑlˈtrun/
Translations
poltroons
pl
UK
/pɒlˈtruːn/
US
/pɑlˈtrun/
The poltroon ran away at the first sign of danger.
Трус убежал при первом признаке опасности.
Additional translations
Synonyms
more poltroon
Comp.
most poltroon
Super.
UK
/pɒlˈtruːn/
US
/pɑlˈtrun/
Rare/archaic use meaning 'cowardly'; recorded in historical dictionaries.
Definitions
The soldiers were disappointed to find a poltroon among their ranks, unwilling to face the enemy.
The general denounced the deserter as a poltroon who fled at the first sound of gunfire.
In the old tale, the innkeeper calls his loafing son a good-for-nothing poltroon.
His poltroon retreat shocked even his longtime critics.