colporteur

Example Sentences

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A colporteur was reading the parable of the Prodigal Son in a Paris cafe much frequented by North African workmen.

From Time Magazine Archive

And the colporteur helps Vincent find permanent lodging with a farming family in Wasmes, the community he's serving.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Now I labour for my food, and try to obey my Lord and Master,” answered the colporteur.

From Count Ulrich of Lindburg A Tale of the Reformation in Germany by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Joshua, was colporteur in Syria and in Asia Minor about 1860.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.

The latter individual is the forerunner of the colporteur, who will bring you, if you wish poetry, an edition of the works of Shakespeare which is peculiarly ill-adapted for holding in the hand and reading.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner