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Meanings of colporteur in English

Russian
разносная торговля
Portuguese
caixeiro-viajante
Spanish
vendedor itinerante
Catalan
venedor porta a porta
Wikidata

Travelling vendor of goods.

Related terms
разносная торговля
Usage of colporteur in English
1
The colporteur replied by explaining that prayer must be from the heart.
Brazilian Sketches
2
The colporteur explained and preached the gospel to the best of his ability.
Brazilian Sketches
3
His brother had been a tailor and had after that also become a colporteur.
My Life and My Efforts
4
Among the colporteur's arguments, however, was one that overcame him.
The Lincoln Story Book / A Judicious Collection of the Best Stor...
5
He gave up shopkeeping in 1795, and became a pedestrian bookseller or colporteur of pamphlets.
The Book-Hunter in London / Historical and Other Studies of Coll...
6
He was a German, and called himself a colporteur.
In the Track of the Troops
7
The evangelist U, and the colporteur Lotia, left Amoy on their mission to Chiangchiu, May 12th.
Forty Years in South China: The Life of Rev. John Van Nest Talma...
8
The colporteur, wisely forbearing to press his victory at that time, left the truth to simmer.
In the Track of the Troops
9
On a shelf in a corner lay the Bible which the family had received from the colporteur.
In the Track of the Troops
10
Having selected some New Testaments and Bibles from his pack, the colporteur handed them round for inspection.
In the Track of the Troops
11
Now I labour for my food, and try to obey my Lord and Master, answered the colporteur.
Count Ulrich of Lindburg: A Tale of the Reformation in Germany
12
So the poor colporteur's griefs vanished away.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
13
At last he walked away with the book, the colporteur assuring him it would do him only good.
Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877
14
The Negro bought a dollar's worth of tracts, and persuaded the colporteur to spend the night with them.
From the Bottom Up: The Life Story of Alexander Irvine
15
But it was worth while lugging about a big trunk full of useless books like any colporteur, was it?
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04
16
The colporteur sat looking into the red embers, with the smile on his face which Christie had found so attractive.
Christie Redfern's Troubles