flincher

1 8.0

A person who pulls back because they are afraid or uncomfortable

noun
/ˈflɪnʧər/

: cobarde

I became both a flincher and a fighter.

Examples

As a child, he was known as a flincher who would shy away from any scary situation.
When faced with the sudden loud noise, she became a flincher and jumped back in surprise.
His reputation as a flincher made him hesitant to join the horror movie marathon with his friends.

Synonyms

scaredy-cat

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Offensive

3 7.4

A person who gets scared easily by not very dangerous things

withdraws physically from things that cause fear or discomfort

fraidy

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Informal

1 9.9

A person who is easily frightened

withdraws physically when afraid or uncomfortable, showing a reflexive reaction

hesitator

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7.7

A person who often pauses because they feel unsure or afraid

withdraws physically as a quick reaction to fear or discomfort

fearer

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7.4

A person who often feels scared of things like heights or crowds

withdraws physically rather than only experiencing fear inside

How Fearful

coward

Offensive

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flincher

1 8.0

Surface Forms

flincher singular

flinchers plural

Morphology

flincher = flinch (transparent) = flinch + er

Derived by productive agentive suffix '-er' from the verb 'flinch', so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Flincher comes from the verb flinch, which means 'to move back' or 'draw back' because of fear or pain, plus the ending -er meaning 'a person who does something', so a flincher is 'a person who draws back' from something, especially from fear or discomfort.