POLTROON


Meaning of POLTROON in English

[ pɒl'tru:n ]

■ noun archaic or literary an utter coward.

Derivatives

~ery noun

Origin

C16: from Fr. poltron , from Ital. poltrone , perh. from poltro 'sluggard'.

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