a pedlar of books, newspapers, and similar literature 叫卖书报的小贩 ■someone employed by a religious society to distribute bibles and other religious tracts 叫卖(或分发)宗教书刊的人
派生 colportage [ˈkɒlˌpɔːtɪdʒ] noun 语源
late 18th cent.: French, from the verb colporter, probably an alteration of comporter, from Latin comportare 'carry with one'