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le colporteur

peddler, hawker

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colport peddle; hawk + eur forms nouns denoting an agent, instrument, or quality
noun · masculine Rare #46,859
peddler, hawker A person who goes door-to-door or travels around selling goods, often in the past.
FR: Au XIXe siècle, un colporteur vendait des tissus de village en village.
EN: In the 19th century, a peddler sold fabric from village to village.

Le colporteur portait un gros paquet sur son dos.

The peddler was carrying a large bundle on his back.

Oui, un colporteur qui serre des mains et tape les gens dans le dos.

Yes, a peddler who shakes hands and pats people on the back.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Celui habillé en colporteur ?

The one dressed as a peddler?

— Les Sept Samouraïs (1954)

Il est colporteur de presse la journée et barman la nuit.

He is a newspaper peddler by day and a bartender by night.