colporteur

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English

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19th-century colporteur
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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colporteur (plural colporteurs)

  1. A peddler of publications, especially of religious books
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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French colporteur.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔl.pɔrˈtøːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: col‧por‧teur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

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colporteur m (plural colporteurs)

  1. a door-to-door salesperson
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French

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Etymology

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From colporter +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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colporteur m (plural colporteurs, feminine colporteuse)

  1. peddler, hawker

Descendants

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  • English: colporteur, colporter

Further reading

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