colporteur

[ kol-pawr-ter, -pohr-; French kawl-pawr-tœr ]

/ ˈkɒlˌpɔr tər, -ˌpoʊr-; French kɔl pɔrˈtœr /

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noun, plural col·por·teurs [kol-pawr-terz; French kawl-pawr-tœr]. /ˈkɒlˌpɔr tərz; French kɔl pɔrˈtœr/.

a person who travels to sell or publicize Bibles, religious tracts, etc.

a peddler of books.

Origin of colporteur

1790–1800; <French, equivalent to colport(er) (see colportage) + -eur-eur

Words nearby colporteur

colpoptosis, colporrhagia, colporrhaphy, colporrhexis, colportage, colporteur, colposcope, colposcopy, colpospasm, colpostenosis, colpostenotomy

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Example sentences from the Web for colporteur

Joshua, was colporteur in Syria and in Asia Minor about 1860.
Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ|Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.
Art became a colporteur, a distributer of tracts, a mendicant missionary whose highest ambition was to suppress all heathen joy.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
But these are not my words,” said the colporteur, “they are the words of God.
In the Track of the Troops|R.M. Ballantyne
She was not thinking of the licensing magistrates of St Michael's nor the beautiful faith of the colporteur.
The Perpetual Curate|Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant

It was found to correspond exactly with that of the colporteur!
In the Track of the Troops|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for colporteur

colporteur

/ (ˈkɒlˌpɔːtə, French kɔlpɔrtœr) /

noun

a hawker of books, esp bibles

Derived forms of colporteur

colportage, noun

Word Origin for colporteur

C18: from French, from colporter, probably from Old French comporter to carry (see comport); influenced through folk etymology by porter à col to carry on one's neck

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单词	colporteur
释义	colporteur [ kol-pawr-ter, -pohr-; French kawl-pawr-tœr ] / ˈkɒlˌpɔr tər, -ˌpoʊr-; French kɔl pɔrˈtœr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR colporteur ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural col·por·teurs [kol-pawr-terz; French kawl-pawr-tœr]. /ˈkɒlˌpɔr tərz; French kɔl pɔrˈtœr/. a person who travels to sell or publicize Bibles, religious tracts, etc. a peddler of books. Origin of colporteur 1790–1800; <French, equivalent to colport(er) (see colportage) + -eur-eur Words nearby colporteur colpoptosis, colporrhagia, colporrhaphy, colporrhexis, colportage, colporteur, colposcope, colposcopy, colpospasm, colpostenosis, colpostenotomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for colporteur Joshua, was colporteur in Syria and in Asia Minor about 1860. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ\|Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D. Art became a colporteur, a distributer of tracts, a mendicant missionary whose highest ambition was to suppress all heathen joy. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12)\|Robert G. Ingersoll But these are not my words,” said the colporteur, “they are the words of God. In the Track of the Troops\|R.M. Ballantyne She was not thinking of the licensing magistrates of St Michael's nor the beautiful faith of the colporteur. The Perpetual Curate\|Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant It was found to correspond exactly with that of the colporteur! In the Track of the Troops\|R.M. Ballantyne British Dictionary definitions for colporteur colporteur / (ˈkɒlˌpɔːtə, French kɔlpɔrtœr) / noun a hawker of books, esp bibles Derived forms of colporteur colportage, noun Word Origin for colporteur C18: from French, from colporter, probably from Old French comporter to carry (see comport); influenced through folk etymology by porter à col to carry on one's neck Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to colporteur huckster, salesperson, seller, costermonger, hawker
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colporteur

noun, plural col·por·teurs [kol-pawr-terz; French kawl-pawr-tœr]. /ˈkɒlˌpɔr tərz; French kɔl pɔrˈtœr/.

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Example sentences from the Web for colporteur

British Dictionary definitions for colporteur

noun

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