traveling companion

noun

: a person who goes with someone who is traveling somewhere

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Billie Piper starred as Rose Tyler, the Doctor’s traveling companion for the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and 10th Doctor (David Tennant) in Seasons 1, 2 and 4, and reprised the role again for single episodes in 2010 and 2013. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025 So, if reading a good book or playing a favorite word game is your choice of traveling companion or dinner partner, then that’s your solo style. Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025 Her traveling companion, Martin Cooper, was right there with her. Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 27 July 2025 His traveling companion, Yebit Pryde, a nurse who said he had been jailed amid civil strife between the French-speaking and English-speaking communities in Cameroon, took up the conversation. David Culver, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025 His deteriorating state leads the Mormon men assigned to him to believe their traveling companion is mentally unraveling. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025

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“Traveling companion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traveling%20companion. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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