What does poltron mean?
Poltron means (obsolete) Alternative form of poltroon..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of poltroon..
Be not a Hercules furens abroad, and a poltron within thyself.
She shall find I am not the clay, but the potter. I will mould, not be moulded. Poltron as I was, to think of sinking into the docile, domesticated, timid animal called husband!
We were regarded as a nation of poltrons, without the spirit to resent insult, or the power to resist aggression.
Use poltron when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Poltron means (obsolete) Alternative form of poltroon..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Be not a Hercules furens abroad, and a poltron within thyself.
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