Associations to the word «Poltroon»

Wiktionary

POLTROON, noun. An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.
POLTROON, adjective. Cowardly.

Dictionary definition

POLTROON, noun. An abject coward.
POLTROON, adjective. Characterized by complete cowardliness.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats