colporteur

 [kol-pawr-ter, -pohr-; Fr. kawl-pawr-tœr]  

col·por·teur

   [kol-pawr-ter, -pohr-; Fr. kawl-pawr-tœr]
noun, plural col·por·teurs  [-terz; Fr. -tœr] .
1.
a person who travels to sell or publicize Bibles, religious tracts, etc.
2.
a peddler of books.
Origin:
1790–1800; < French, equivalent to colport(er) (see colportage) + -eur -eur
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colporteur (ˈkɒlˌpɔːtə, French kɔlpɔrtœr)
 
—n
a hawker of books, esp bibles
 
[C18: from French, from colporter, probably from Old French comporter to carry (see comport); influenced through folk etymology by porter à col to carry on one's neck]
 
'colportage
 
—n

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