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poltroon
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of POLTROON
a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger <those poltroons in the state legislature who have caved in to bigotry on this important issue of basic civil rights>
Related Words defeatist, quitter; cream puff, milquetoast, pushover, pussy [slang], weakling, wimp; caitiff, snake, sneak; ostrich, scaramouch (or scaramouche)
Near Antonyms daredevil
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