fellow traveler
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nounDefinition of FELLOW TRAVELER
: a person who sympathizes with and often furthers the ideals and program of an organized group (as the Communist party) without membership in the group or regular participation in its activities; broadly : a sympathetic supporter of another's cause
— fel·low–trav·el·ing adjective
See Examples of FELLOW TRAVELER
- 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.
Origin of FELLOW TRAVELER
translation of Russian poputchik
First Known Use: 1925
Related to FELLOW TRAVELER
- Synonyms
- abettor (also abetter), backer, bedfellow, confederate, ally, supporter, sympathizer
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