colporteur[noun]Synonyms: missionary, apostle, evangelist, missioner, propagandist
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colporteur noun.
['kɒlpɔ:tǝ, kɒlpɔ:'tǝ:] L18.[French, from colporter prob. alt. of comporter from Latin comportare transport, formed as COM- + portare carry (cf. PORTER noun2).]A pedlar of books, newspapers, etc.,
esp. one employed by a religious society to distribute bibles and other religious tracts.
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