Hero
Hero noun - A person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion.
Poltroon
Poltroon noun - A person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger.
Usage example: those poltroons in the state legislature who have caved in to bigotry on this important issue of basic civil rights
Nearby Word: poltroonery
Both words in one sentence
- In George McDonald Fraser's Flashman chronicles, the anti-hero, bully, poltroon, liar, coward, cheat and all-around selfish protagonist is utterly mortified in later life when his oldest son, also Harry Flashman, chooses to enter the priesthood and serve God.
Source: White Sheep
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