1. Lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
   "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag";
   - recreant [archaic]

1. An abject coward
   "He was revealed as a craven when he abandoned his comrades in battle";
   - poltroon, recreant [archaic]

Derived forms: cravens

See also: cowardly, fearful

Type of: chicken [informal], coward

Encyclopedia: Craven, Sara