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Colporteur
Col′porˊteur
(?; 277)
, Noun.
[F.
colporteur
one who carries on his neck, fr. colporter
to carry on one’s neck; col
(L. collum
) neck + porter
(L. portare
) to carry.] A hawker; specifically, one who travels about selling and distributing religious tracts and books.
Definition 2024
colporteur
colporteur
English
19th century colporter
Alternative forms
Noun
colporteur (plural colporteurs)
- A peddler of publications, especially of religious books