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colporteur

col·por·teur
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kol-pawr-ter, -pohr-; French kawl-pawr-tœr]
    • /ˈkɒlˌpɔr tər, -ˌpoʊr-; French kɔl pɔrˈtœr/
    • /ˈkɒl.ˌpɔː.tə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kol-pawr-ter, -pohr-; French kawl-pawr-tœr]
    • /ˈkɒlˌpɔr tər, -ˌpoʊr-; French kɔl pɔrˈtœr/

Definitions of colporteur word

  • noun colporteur a hawker of books, esp bibles 3
  • noun colporteur a traveling distributor or seller of Bibles, religious tracts, etc. 3
  • noun plural colporteur a person who travels to sell or publicize Bibles, religious tracts, etc. 1
  • noun plural colporteur a peddler of books. 1
  • noun colporteur A peddler of publications, especially of religious books. 1

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Origin of colporteur

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
1790-1800; < French, equivalent to colport(er) (see colportage) + -eur -eur

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Parts of speech for Colporteur

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

colporteur popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

colporteur usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for colporteur

noun colporteur

  • huckster — a retailer of small articles, especially a peddler of fruits and vegetables; hawker.
  • salesperson — a person who sells goods, services, etc.
  • seller — a person who sells; salesperson or vender.
  • costermonger — a person who sells fruit, vegetables, etc, from a barrow
  • peddler — a person who sells from door to door or in the street.

Top questions with colporteur

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