Meanings
verbcolport (third-person singular simple present colports, present participle colporting, simple past and past participle colported)
present singular third person colports · participle present colporting · participle past colported · past colported
- To work as a colporteur
Origin
Back-formation from colporteur.
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APA
colport. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colport
MLA
“colport.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colport. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colport,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colport.
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