poltroon
noun/pɒlˈtruːn/
/pɑːlˈtruːn/
(old use, disapproving)- 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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