porte-à-portecommon nounEtymologyexpandprobably a calque of the English door-to-door.Definition1. A method of selling, propaganda, or surveying in which the seller (the propagandist or the surveyor) systematically visits all the homes in a given area to offer their goods (conduct their propaganda or survey).expandLes membres de certaines congrégations religieuses ont la désagréable habitude de faire du porte-à-porte le dimanche matin.Translationsenglish:door to door