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
The ascent of Agartha memes and terms like goy suggests that anti-Semitic ideas now have purchase beyond Fuentes’s fellow travelers.
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Acting initially came to him as a by-product of his day job modeling—but like many of his fellow travelers, success didn’t happen overnight.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
In one notable instance in 2020, fellow travelers did so for a father seated in the last row who was racing to make it to his twins’ father-daughter dance.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Then a few days later when the fellow traveler’s decision is overturned by a higher court, that story inevitably ends up on page 37.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Acting initially came to him as a by-product of his day job modeling—but like many of his fellow travelers, success didn’t happen overnight.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
In one notable instance in 2020, fellow travelers did so for a father seated in the last row who was racing to make it to his twins’ father-daughter dance.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Then a few days later when the fellow traveler’s decision is overturned by a higher court, that story inevitably ends up on page 37.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellow traveler
Noun
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Warren has been a supporter of similar legislation.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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That changed a bit on a sunny Saturday in San Francisco, the contest assuming a smidgen of campaign heat — chanting crowds, sign-waving supporters, call-and-response from the audience — as the state party held its annual convention in this bluest of cities.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The data shows a broad post-COVID surge in diplomacy in which China also looked to deepen bonds with the Global South as well as close allies.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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For Ukraine, the war has been a curse – a curse to survive and adapt long enough to spare Europe’s borders from Russia’s forces and absolve its allies from springing into greater action.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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