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

“I have books to sell, and will show them to you forthwith,” answered the colporteur, unslinging his pack.

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

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

“I take but the proper price,” answered the colporteur, returning most of them to him.

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