colporteur
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noun \ˈkäl-ˌpȯr-tər, ˌkäl-pȯr-ˈtər\Definition of COLPORTEUR
: a peddler of religious books
Origin of COLPORTEUR
French, alteration of Middle French comporteur, from comporter to bear, peddle
First Known Use: 1796
Rhymes with COLPORTEUR
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