Coward
Coward noun - A person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger.
Usage example: the soldiers who ran as soon as the first shots were fired were branded as cowards
Milquetoast and coward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Milquetoast" instead a noun "Coward".
Milquetoast
Milquetoast noun - A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive.
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Matt is painted as a milquetoast coward, works to divide Kelly and Eph and his thinking Eph's crazy and trying to get attention leads to both he and Kelly staying in New York and dying.
Source: Literature / The Strain
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