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- [kol-pawr-ter, -pohr-; French kawl-pawr-tœr]
- /ˈkɒlˌpɔr tər, -ˌpoʊr-; French kɔl pɔrˈtœr/
- /ˈkɒl.ˌpɔː.tə/
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- [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
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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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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.
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