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colporteur

/kɒlpɔː(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)/

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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).

noun colporteurs · colporter

A peddler of publications, especially of religious books

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"colporteur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/colporteur. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"colporteur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/colporteur.

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@misc{colporteur_2026,
  title = {colporteur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colporteur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}