poltron
French, noun/pɔl.tʁɔ̃/
poltron is spelled P-O-L-T-R-O-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 69,707th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Poltron is a French feminine noun meaning “coward” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui manque de courage ; qui agit avec lâcheté”.
What does poltron mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininemasculinecoward
adjective
- 1
derogatorycowardly
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui manque de courage ; qui agit avec lâcheté. 2. Qu’on ne peut parvenir à dresser.
noun: 1. Celui qui manque de courage ; qui agit avec lâcheté. 2. Crabe en période de mue.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of poltron
- poltrons plural
- poltronne feminine
- poltronnes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce poltron?
- /pɔl.tʁɔ̃/
- \pɔl.tʁɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to poltron
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is poltron in French?
poltron appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).