n. A peddler of publications, especially of religious books
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A hawker; specifically, one who travels about selling and distributing religious tracts and books.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A person employed by a Bible or tract society, or the like, to distribute gratuitously or sell at low rates Bibles and various other religious publications.
Word Usage
"A heart-shaped bivalve or a garden flower. colporteur"