applauder

noun

Definition of applaudernext
as in fellow traveler

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  1. fellow traveler
  2. cheerleader
  3. interpreter
Noun
  • Applebaum argues that Western democracies must reckon with their complicity in the spread of kleptocratic autocracy through offshore banking, money laundering, business deals, and ideological support from right-wing fellow travelers.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Her fellow travelers include jazz greats Charles Mingus (as a songwriter), Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Gerry Mulligan, John McLaughlin and Tony Williams, and a spot appearance from Graham Nash and Jackson Browne.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of fellow traveler
Noun
  • Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican, has been a big cheerleader for Hyundai’s investments in his state; most of the investment under the Inflation Reduction Act has gone to Republican districts.
    Patrick George, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The girls also attend cheer and tumbling classes, taking after Kelly, who was a cheerleader at the University of Georgia.
    Nasha Smith, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of cheerleader
Noun
  • Spens goes further by describing this person as an opinionated interpreter between the business and technical ends of the spectrum.
    Rachel Curry, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Such videos are also crucial for the fundraising organized by Oleksandra, a conference interpreter and mother in Odesa who, like some others interviewed, asked that her last name be withheld.
    Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of interpreter
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