traveling companion

noun

: a person who goes with someone who is traveling somewhere

Examples of traveling companion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One of the organizers was Gustave de Beaumont, Tocqueville’s best friend and his traveling companion in America. Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 26 Dec. 2023 His wife, who was his traveling companion to such places as Macchu Pichue and Mount Everest Base Camp as well as the Grand Canyon, died in 2006 of ALS, USA Today reported. David Chiu, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024 At the time, both Tocqueville and his friend and American traveling companion Beaumont (also on the commission) supported limiting the president to a single four-year term in order to constrain the presidency. Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 28 Dec. 2023 She was reportedly fined $1,000, and her traveling companion was also arrested, but TMZ says there is no conviction on her record. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 18 July 2023 Days later, Bowie and his new backing singer and traveling companion, childhood friend Geoff MacCormack, boarded the SS Canberra en route to New York. Jem Aswad, Variety, 3 July 2023 Asking a passenger to swap seats so your traveling companion can sit next to you can be problematic because many passengers have paid extra for their seats. Christopher Elliott, Dallas News, 7 June 2023 United Airlines family seating policy United Airlines is employing new technology to allow travelers under the age of 12 to be seated near an adult traveling companion for free, even on basic economy tickets. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023

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“Traveling companion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traveling%20companion. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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