colporter

English

Etymology

Anglicization of colporteur, from French.

Noun

colporter (plural colporters)

  1. Alternative form of colporteur

French

Etymology

From Latin comportare, from comportō (to carry), with a change to col- to differentiate from comporter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔl.pɔʁ.te/
  • (file)

Verb

colporter

  1. to peddle; to hawk
  2. (figurative, often derogatory) to spread (gossip, accusation)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • German: kolportieren

Further reading

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