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Definitions from Wiktionary (Poltron)

▸ noun:  (obsolete) Alternative form of poltroon [An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.]

Similar:
polt, poupeton, Polack, varletto, cowarde, porwigle, cowardie, trudgeon, pickeroon, polititian, more...

Opposite:
valiant, brave, courageous, heroic

Types:
coward, chicken, wimp, milquetoast, more...

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Similar:
polt, poupeton, Polack, varletto, cowarde, porwigle, cowardie, trudgeon, pickeroon, polititian, more...

Opposite:
valiant, brave, courageous, heroic

Types:
coward, chicken, wimp, milquetoast, more...



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