coward
[noun]
Synonyms: wimp (informal), chicken (slang), scaredy-cat (informal), yellow-belly (slang)

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Contrasted words: gallant, hero, palladin, stalwart, ideal, model, pattern, standard
Related Words: baby, fraidycat, invertebrate, jellyfish, milksop, scaredy-cat, caitiff, recreant

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

Coward, Sir No‧ël /ˈnəʊəl/
(1899–1973) a British actor, singer, and writer of songs and plays, known especially for his clever and humorous plays, such as Private Lives and Blithe Spirit, and his amusing song Mad Dogs and Englishmen

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cow‧ard /ˈkaʊəd $ -ərd/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: coart, from coe 'tail'; probably from the idea of an animal with its tail between its legs]
someone who is not at all brave:
Try it. Don’t be such a coward.
—cowardly adjective:
a cowardly attack on a defenceless man

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

coward
noun
VERB + COWARD brand sb, call sb, label sb He was branded a coward in some newspapers.

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