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Definition of poltroon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

poltroon

noun
 
/pɒlˈtruːn/
 
/pɑːlˈtruːn/
(old use, disapproving)
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  1. a coward (= a person who lacks courage)
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from French poltron, from Italian poltrone, perhaps from poltro ‘sluggard’.
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