recreant

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recreant Definition

• (n) an abject coward
• (n) a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
• (s) having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"
• (s) lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser

recreant Synonyms

• apostate
• craven
• deserter
• poltroon
• ratter
• recreant
• renegade
• turncoat