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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pol•troon (pol tro̅o̅n′),USA pronunciation 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
- earlier pultrowne, pultron, poultroone 1520–30
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dastard.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: poltroon /pɒlˈtruːn/ n - an abject or contemptible coward
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French poultron, from Old Italian poltrone lazy good-for-nothing, apparently from poltrīre to lie indolently in bed, from poltro bed |