fellow traveler

noun

: a person who sympathizes with and often furthers the ideals and program of an organized group (such as the Communist party) without membership in the group or regular participation in its activities
broadly : a sympathetic supporter of another's cause
fellow-traveling adjective

Examples of fellow traveler in a Sentence

I struck up a conversation with one of my fellow travelers. He was not a member of the Communist Party or even a fellow traveler.
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Nancy Dubuc, the former CEO at A+E Networks and Vice Media who exited Vice in 2023, has resurfaced in an executive role at a venture stacked with fellow travelers. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025 As for which celebrities fellow travelers may spot over the wedding weekend, that's really anyone's guess, but TMZ is speculating that Eva Longoria, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom, Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Kris Jenner, and Kim Kardashian have all made the list. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2025 Why are all these cases involving the coddling of savages who despise America seem to end up in front of card-carrying fellow travelers like Boasberg and Sorokin? Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025 The creator is a fellow traveler with us on the human journey. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fellow traveler

Word History

Etymology

translation of Russian popútčik

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fellow traveler was in 1925

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“Fellow traveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fellow%20traveler. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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