Cophetua

English

Etymology

Name of a character in the ballad of The King and the Beggar-maid, a king who falls in love with a beggar at first sight and marries her.

Noun

Cophetua (plural Cophetuas)

1. A man who falls in love with a woman instantly and proposes immediate marriage.

Derived terms

• Cophetuan

Anagrams

• cheap out