Definition of COLPORTEUR

colporteur

Meanings

Plural: colporteurs

Noun

  • A peddler of publications, especially of religious books

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French colporteur, from comporteur by influence of col (“neck”) (re-analyzed as col + porteur (“porter”)), from verb comporter, from Latin comportō (English comport).

Scrabble Score: 14

colporteur is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
colporteur is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
colporteur is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

colporteur is a valid Words With Friends word