Definitions for poltroon

poltroon pol·troon

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IPA: /pɒlˈtrun/

Poltroon is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 122 anagrams from letters in poltroon (lnoooprt).

Definitions for poltroon

noun

  1. a wretched coward; craven.

adjective

  1. 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 a

Examples for poltroon

He was certainly no poltroon, but he felt that she was right.

"I am not a poltroon though," he said to himself as he finished dressing.

If it was that poltroon, Ferdinand, I would have him thrown out by my lackeys.

Far be from me such disgrace as that, like a poltroon, I should stain my arms by flight.

A traitor is a despicable character, while a poltroon is only contemptible.

poltroon were he who had gone to bed before twelve on Noche-buena.

This is the charge which will always make the poltroon squirm.

He had slipped away like the poltroon that he was, leaving Peter to his fate.

The likes o' ye an' that poltroon, Jay, up there in New York.

He had played the villain, perhaps, but he would not play the poltroon.

Word Value for poltroon
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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