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

This colporteur has a keen, clean mind—any one can see that—and I like him for his childlike straightness of soul.

From Seeds of Pine by Canuck, Janey

A Bible colporteur disputed the statement and proposed to telegraph to the Mayor of Chicago and inquire, and whichever side was wrong should pay for the telegram.

From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham

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