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
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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
However, fellow travelers on social media have offered guidance.
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Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Fellow Travelers is a historical reference in the ’40s and ’50s, the fellow traveler was sometimes how someone who might be sympathetic to what was happening in Germany, to Nazism, was a fellow traveler.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2024
Walkers wheeling luggage must navigate fellow travelers darting in and out of Terminals 3, 2 and 1, which can be daunting during peak travel times on the weekends and in areas where the sidewalk narrows.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
The statement, issued on the Find Taylor Casey Facebook page, said that Casey's local missing persons flier couldn't be found at the Paradise Island yoga retreat, immediately outside it or at the closest police station and that many of her fellow travelers didn't know about the case.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 July 2024
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Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Fellow Travelers is a historical reference in the ’40s and ’50s, the fellow traveler was sometimes how someone who might be sympathetic to what was happening in Germany, to Nazism, was a fellow traveler.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2024
Walkers wheeling luggage must navigate fellow travelers darting in and out of Terminals 3, 2 and 1, which can be daunting during peak travel times on the weekends and in areas where the sidewalk narrows.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
The statement, issued on the Find Taylor Casey Facebook page, said that Casey's local missing persons flier couldn't be found at the Paradise Island yoga retreat, immediately outside it or at the closest police station and that many of her fellow travelers didn't know about the case.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 July 2024
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“Fellow traveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fellow%20traveler. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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