fellow traveler
a person who supports or sympathizes with a political party, especially the Communist Party, but is not an enrolled member.
anyone who, although not a member, supports or sympathizes with some organization, movement, or the like.
Origin of fellow traveler
1Other words from fellow traveler
- fel·low-trav·el·ing [fel-oh-trav-uh-ling, -trav-ling], /ˌfɛl oʊˌtræv ə lɪŋ, -ˈtræv lɪŋ/, adjective
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How to use fellow traveler in a sentence
She went on to tweet 64 times on the subject of her nightmare fellow traveler.
‘Modern Family’ Director’s Mile-High 64 Tweet Rant Against Drunk Fellow Passenger | Tom Sykes | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTExit the fellow traveler, looking for a movie far from the madding goons at Winterland.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band | Grover Lewis | March 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDown in the white-supremacy cesspool of Stormfront.org, some contributors thought they recognized a fellow traveler.
Keep pumping in money while appointing some fellow-traveler bloggers to run GM?
His fellow-traveler likewise stood with folded hands, and gazed upon the forest, and the towns that lay in the bright sunshine.
Rudy and Babette | Hans Christian Andersen
He capered along on the high-road, as he returned to the inn where his fellow-traveler was waiting his return.
Rudy and Babette | Hans Christian AndersenBut the fellow-traveler made himself invisible; and as he flew behind the princess, he thrashed her with his rod till she bled.
Rudy and Babette | Hans Christian AndersenBut nobody could see the fellow-traveler, who had placed himself right behind the throne, where he could see and hear everything.
Rudy and Babette | Hans Christian AndersenThe fellow-traveler was likewise much rejoiced on hearing how matters had turned out.
Rudy and Babette | Hans Christian Andersen
Cultural definitions for 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.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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