Poltroon (Noun)
Meaning
An abject coward.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The captain was branded a poltroon by his comrades for abandoning ship during the storm.
- His refusal to defend his sister's honor in the face of ridicule earned him the label of a poltroon among his peers.
- The little prince proved to be a poltroon in the face of battle, cowering behind his mother's skirts as the enemy approached.
- Despite his boasts of bravery, the cowardly knight was exposed as a poltroon during the siege, fleeing at the first sign of danger.
- After his craven behavior during the mugging, the man was shunned by his friends and family, who considered him a poltroon of the worst sort.