Adjective: poltroon pól'troon
- Characterized by complete cowardliness
"The poltroon soldier deserted his post at the first sign of danger"
- An abject coward
"He was revealed as a poltroon when he abandoned his comrades in battle";
- craven, recreant [archaic]
Derived forms: poltroons
Type of: chicken [informal], coward
Encyclopedia: Poltroon