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   Pol·troon

   /pälˈtro͞on/

   

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   • 1. an utter coward: archaic, literary "come on, you poltroons!"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from French poltron, from Italian poltrone, perhaps from poltro ‘sluggard’.

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   • 1. poltroonery noun

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   What does poltroon mean?

   • Definition of poltroon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a coward (= a person who lacks courage) Definition of poltroon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does poltron mean?

   • [French poltron, from Old Italian poltrone, coward, idler, perhaps augmentative of poltro, unbroken colt (from Vulgar Latin *pulliter, from Latin pullus, young animal; see pau- in Indo-European roots) or from poltro, bed, lazy .] pol·troon′er·y n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What does poltroonery mean?

   • pol•troon′er•y, n. 1. dastard. Synonyms: deserter, dastard, recreant, coward, weakling, more... Like the poltroon that he was, Tonseten hid under a bed when he saw a fight coming. Visit the English Only Forum.

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   Where did the word poltroon come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word poltroon is in the early 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for poltroon is from before 1529, in the writing of John Skelton, poet. poltroon is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French poultron, poltron.

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   Poltroon definition: a wretched coward; craven.. See examples of POLTROON used in a sentence.

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   5 days ago · Definition of 'poltroon' Word Frequency. poltroon in American English. (pɑlˈtrun ) noun. 1. a thorough coward; craven. adjective. 2. cowardly. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. poltroonery (polˈtroonery) (pɑlˈtrunəri ) noun. Word origin.

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   Definition: a person who talks foolishly at length. About the Word: It's an alteration of the Scottish compound blather skate ( skate means "a contemptible person").

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   noun. pol· troon päl-ˈtrün. Synonyms of poltroon. : a spiritless coward : craven. poltroon. 2 of 2. adjective. : characterized by complete cowardice. Did you know? When you get down to synonyms, a poltroon is just a chicken.

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   What does the word poltroon mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word poltroon, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. poltroon is considered derogatory. See meaning & use. How common is the word poltroon?

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   pol•troon (pol tro̅o̅n′), n. a wretched coward; craven. adj. marked by utter cowardice. Vulgar Latin * pulliter, derivative of Latin pullus young animal; see foal. Old Italian poltrone idler, coward, derivative of poltro foal. Middle French poultron.