First Known Use: 1925
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fellow traveler
noun
: someone who is traveling in the same group or on the same train, airplane, etc., as you
: someone who shares the opinions and beliefs of the people in a group or organization (especially the Communist Party) but does not belong to that group or organization
Full Definition of FELLOW TRAVELER
: a person who sympathizes with and often furthers the ideals and program of an organized group (as the Communist party) without membership in the group or regular participation in its activities; broadly : a sympathetic supporter of another's cause
— fel·low–trav·el·ing adjective
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Origin of FELLOW TRAVELER
translation of Russian poputchik
Related to FELLOW TRAVELER
- Synonyms
- abettor (also abetter), backer, bedfellow, confederate, ally, supporter, sympathizer
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