as in supporter
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support
he was not a member of the political group or even a fellow traveler
a cause being promoted by Greenpeace and its fellow travelers in the environmental movement
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Recent Examples of fellow traveler
Those kinds of measurements can help fellow travelers set expectations for their own trips to places like Universal Epic Universe.
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Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Many other tour companies have one or no Indigenous guards, but more than a dozen native Inuit guides accompanied my fellow travelers and I on our expedition.
—Robert Annis, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
Skip to main content Find something the fellow travelers in your life will adore—we've got gift ideas for everyone on your list.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
And almost half would be willing to meet new companions using an app that finds fellow travelers along the same route.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Many other tour companies have one or no Indigenous guards, but more than a dozen native Inuit guides accompanied my fellow travelers and I on our expedition.
—Robert Annis, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
Skip to main content Find something the fellow travelers in your life will adore—we've got gift ideas for everyone on your list.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
And almost half would be willing to meet new companions using an app that finds fellow travelers along the same route.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fellow traveler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellow traveler
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One of the biggest flashpoints came in November when Van de Ven and Djed Spence walked straight down the tunnel without acknowledging the supporters after a 1-0 defeat at home by rivals Chelsea.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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And yet Hezbollah’s choice to plunge the country into war has fractured the group, which is now facing backlash from its own supporters, and from the Lebanese government.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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The United States for decades has pledged full military -- including nuclear -- protection for its allies and stations about 28,000 troops in South Korea to deter North Korea.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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Other major economies, mostly long-term US allies, are even more vulnerable.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Fellow traveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellow%20traveler. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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