noun
Meaning 1
A peddler of publications, especially of religious books
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
colporteur
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/kɒlpɔː(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)/
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from French colporteur, from comporteur by influence of col (“neck”) (re-analyzed as col + porteur (“porter”)), from verb comporter, from Latin comportō (English comport).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kolportööri — peddler of publications