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fellow traveler

–noun
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


fel⋅low-trav⋅el⋅ing [fel-oh-trav-uh-ling, -trav-ling] , adjective
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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

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.

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