recreant:
(plural: ‘recreants‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘c’ is said with a ‘k’ sound as in “king”)
a recreant — the man on the right — being unfaithful — shaking hands like a friend but actually planning to shoot her with his gun
a person who does not believe in or does not stay together with somebody else, when he/she is supposed to be doing it, i.e. a person who is unfaithful and disloyal;
a person who is afraid of everything or who does not fight but gives in easily; a coward,
e.g.
The young politician is not experienced enough to know that there will be a group of recreants in his own party who does not stay with him when the times are bad.
My friend and classmate is such a recreant that he does not even show up whenever there is a group clash or strike at the college.
