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Word: Colporteur
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: French, from the verb colporter, probably an alteration of comporter, from Latin comportare ‘carry with one’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒlˌpɔːtə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkɒlpɔːˈtəː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who sells books, newspapers, and similar literature.
Short Definition:person who sells books, newspapers, and similar literature
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