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
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.
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Passengers aboard an American Airlines flight received an unexpected mid-air treat after a fellow traveler ordered several pizzas for the entire plane during a lengthy diversion.
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Favorite gift for fellow travelers?
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2025
So like Janet Mills, crackpot fellow traveler Jared Golden was getting muscled… from the left.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
One of his favorite examples came from a fellow traveler named Kelly Narowski.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Favorite gift for fellow travelers?
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2025
So like Janet Mills, crackpot fellow traveler Jared Golden was getting muscled… from the left.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
One of his favorite examples came from a fellow traveler named Kelly Narowski.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fellow traveler
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“Fellow traveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fellow%20traveler. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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