poltroon vs recreant

poltroon and recreant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
poltroon	Yes	Yes	No	No
recreant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, poltroon and recreant are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of poltroon include craven.

poltroon (noun)	recreant (noun)
an abject coward	an abject coward
	a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

poltroon (adjective)	recreant (adjective)
characterized by complete cowardliness	lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
	having deserted a cause or principle