poltroon
[ pol-troon ]
/ pɒlˈtrun /
noun
a wretched coward; craven.
adjective
marked by utter cowardice.
Origin of poltroon
1520–30; earlier
pultrowne, pultron, poultroone < Middle French
poultron < Old Italian
poltrone idler, coward, derivative of
poltro foal < Vulgar Latin
*pulliter, derivative of Latin
pullus young animal; see
foal
OTHER WORDS FROM poltroon
pol·troon·er·y, noun pol·troon·ish, adjective pol·troon·ish·ly, adverbWords nearby poltroon
polos,
polska,
poltava,
poltergeist,
poltoratsk,
poltroon,
poly,
poly bag,
poly i:c,
poly-,
poly-drug
Example sentences from the Web for poltroonery
British Dictionary definitions for poltroonery
Word Origin for poltroon
C16: from Old French
poultron, from Old Italian
poltrone lazy good-for-nothing, apparently from
poltrīre to lie indolently in bed, from
poltro bed