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

A colporteur has been present with his wares, and succeeds in selling at a small price portions of the Scriptures and tracts.

From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by Kennedy, James

"Call it what you please," said the Vermont colporteur.

From Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches by Harris, Joel Chandler

The colporteur refused to cancel the sale, and the man was sorely perplexed, reluctant to lose both his money and that for which the money was paid.

From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by Kennedy, James