as in supporters
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 travelers
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.
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Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
This wasn't uncommon, unfortunately—there was a time when people who got snowed in while traveling through Colorado turned their fellow travelers into meals beside Saguache Creek.
—Charlie Sosnick, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2025
Just prepare yourself for compliments from fellow travelers and strangers alike.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
Peek inside to discover notes and letters from fellow travelers, and add your own story for others to read.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
Diaries kept by Eugenia Zieber describe the privations of the trail, chief among them the frequent deaths of fellow travelers.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
And Geralt took a backseat to a bunch of annoying fellow travelers that kept yapping like nails on a chalkboard.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
To celebrate our arrival, my fellow travelers and I run into the sea, hooting and hollering at the pins-and-needles cold.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
But the kinship of fellow travelers seems apparent in the willingness of both director and subject to think outside a purely scientific frame.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
This wasn't uncommon, unfortunately—there was a time when people who got snowed in while traveling through Colorado turned their fellow travelers into meals beside Saguache Creek.
—Charlie Sosnick, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2025
Just prepare yourself for compliments from fellow travelers and strangers alike.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
Peek inside to discover notes and letters from fellow travelers, and add your own story for others to read.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
Diaries kept by Eugenia Zieber describe the privations of the trail, chief among them the frequent deaths of fellow travelers.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
And Geralt took a backseat to a bunch of annoying fellow travelers that kept yapping like nails on a chalkboard.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
To celebrate our arrival, my fellow travelers and I run into the sea, hooting and hollering at the pins-and-needles cold.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
But the kinship of fellow travelers seems apparent in the willingness of both director and subject to think outside a purely scientific frame.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellow travelers
Noun
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Julia Mejia arguably received the most favorable committee chairmanship of Worrell’s supporters, with education.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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As Venezuelans have slowly emerged from their homes to buy groceries, see family, and go back to work, many are leaving their phones at home, concerned about their devices being searched by armed supporters of the government known as colectivos.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Trump’s quips about acquiring the island have ignited international concerns about Greenland’s independence and sovereignty from lawmakers in Washington and NATO allies alike.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
10 Jan. 2026
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The governor’s allies have dismissed that, saying voters know Abbott, have judged his record and do not buy Democrats’ corruption allegations.—
Karen Brooks Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Jan. 2026
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