fellow traveler

noun

: a person who sympathizes with and often furthers the ideals and program of an organized group (such as the Communist party) without membership in the group or regular participation in its activities
broadly : a sympathetic supporter of another's cause
fellow-traveling adjective

Examples of fellow traveler in a Sentence

I struck up a conversation with one of my fellow travelers. He was not a member of the Communist Party or even a fellow traveler.
Recent Examples on the Web On Saturday night, in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, Covid conspiracist filmmaker Mikki Willis debuted the fourth film in his Plandemic series to an audience of about 150 fans and fellow travelers. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2024 California Rough-and-tumble politics are nothing new to L.A.’s 14th District Feb. 21, 2011 Seven people are challenging De León for his seat, including two former fellow travelers, Assemblymembers Wendy Carrillo and Miguel Santiago. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024 Here are some wellness travel ideas that just might sweep you and your fellow traveler off your feet. Rona Berg, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 But Russia’s own fellow travelers defended the practice of towing a 65-year-old T-55 from some vehicle park, replacing the 41-ton tank’s seals, re-tuning its 580-horsepower diesel engine and hauling it by train to the Ukraine front. David Axe, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2024 Right-wing Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, once seen as Orban’s fellow traveler, and French president Emmanuel Macron embarked on delicate charm offensives, according to Politico Europe. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024 The Premier League and its fellow travelers in what might be described as the transfer industrial complex have spent decades hooking fans on a constant diet of teams’ hurling money around with reckless abandon. Rory Smith, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024 Flight attendants and fellow travelers also swear by them. Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2024 If your main interest is visiting cultural attractions and museums or exploring cities, rather than baking on a beach, fewer fellow travelers make for a much more enjoyable experience. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

translation of Russian popútčik

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fellow traveler was in 1925

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“Fellow traveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fellow%20traveler. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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