colporteur
colporteur · colporteurs
A peddler of publications, especially of religious booksA peddler of publications, especially of religious books
/kɒlpɔː(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)/
Meaning
1 sensesA peddler of publications, especially of religious books
Origin
Borrowed from French colporteur, from comporteur by influence of col (“neck”) (re-analyzedBorrowed from French colporteur, from comporteur by influence of col (“neck”) (re-analyzed as col + porteur (“porter”)), from verb comporter, from Latin comportō (English comport).
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