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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
You could be seated next to a genuinely interesting and friendly fellow traveler, and talking makes the time go faster.
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Chris Heasman, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
Take a cue from your fellow travelers and add a pair to your Zappos cart before your next trip, or keep scrolling to explore the other popular Hoka running shoes out there.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
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Chris Heasman, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
Take a cue from your fellow travelers and add a pair to your Zappos cart before your next trip, or keep scrolling to explore the other popular Hoka running shoes out there.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for fellow traveler
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“Fellow traveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fellow%20traveler. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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