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fellow traveler
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| 1. | a person who supports or sympathizes with a political party, esp. the Communist party, but is not an enrolled member. |
| 2. | anyone who, although not a member, supports or sympathizes with some organization, movement, or the like. |
[Origin: 1605–15, for literal sense
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| fellow traveler
n. One who sympathizes with or supports the tenets and program of an organized group, such as the Communist Party, without being a member. |
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| fellow traveler | |
noun | |
| 1. | a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party) |
| 2. | a traveler who accompanies you [syn: companion] |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
fellow traveler
[Chapter:] American Politics
fellow traveler
One who supports the aims or philosophies of a political group without joining it. A “fellow traveler” is usually one who sympathizes with communist doctrines but is not a member of the Communist party. The term was used disparagingly in the 1950s to describe people accused of being communists.
[Chapter:] American Politics
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