applauder

noun

as in fellow traveler

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  1. fellow traveler
  2. cheerleader
  3. interpreter
  4. encourager
Noun
  • Your fellow travelers paid for their seats and don’t have to offer an explanation for not wanting to move.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Militant members and their fellow travelers booed, and a former Labour chairman stormed off the stage in anger.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of fellow traveler
Noun
  • Erika looks on with the malevolent bemusement of a college cheerleader coming back to homecoming to judge her old high school squad.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But not before the former cheerleader caught a pass from Tebow and immediately did a split, drawing cheers from her favorite quarterback.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheerleader
Noun
  • Beside her sat an interpreter, who spoke Albanian with a Kosovar accent.
    — Ledio Cakaj, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Donoghue Homer and quietly curious special crimes officer Jodie Plumb, who have teamed up to solve the apparent murder of American Sign Language interpreter Floyd Smernitch (David Harbour).
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of interpreter
Noun
  • In 1991, the European Union introduced the Mesures pour encourager le développement de l’industrie audiovisuelle program (measures to encourage the development of the audiovisual industry) aimed at supporting the European film industry as a source of cultural and economic activities.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
  • Thank you for being my friend, mentor, encourager and visionary.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Definition of encourager
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