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colporteur

noun col·por·teur \ˈkäl-ˌpȯr-tər, ˌkäl-pȯr-ˈtər\

Definition of COLPORTEUR

:  a peddler of religious books
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Origin of COLPORTEUR

French, alteration of Middle French comporteur, from comporter to bear, peddle
First Known Use: 1796

Rhymes with COLPORTEUR

accoucheur, amateur, balsam fir, cocklebur, cri de coeur, cross-refer, curvature, de rigueur, disinter, force majeure, franc-tireur, Fraser fir, monseigneur, nonconcur, pasticheur, prosateur, raconteur, rapporteur, regisseur, saboteur, secateur, underfur, voyageur

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