fellow traveler
5
3.2
- noun
- /ˈfɛloʊ ˈtrævələr/
- US
:
compañero de viaje
- On the train, they encountered an affable fellow traveler.
Examples
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You have been over the road before, which should make you a desirable fellow traveler.
Academic text (1997) -
Our end goal is to help fellow travelers like you do more of what they love.
Blog text (20) -
Where are we going as fellow travellers in this world?
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Perhaps a few fellow travelers met in the right group will help set you on your way.
Academic text (2009) -
Once that passed, I pulled up alongside my fellow traveler.
Fiction book (1991) -
There had been so many fellow travelers, and they had stayed so little time.
Fiction book (1998) -
All right, So I've been meeting a lot of fellow travellers here at the Mad Monkey.
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Kate, this is my faithful friend and fellow traveler.
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Joe and his fellow travelers are just entering the terminal proper.
Fiction book (1990) -
While hiking through the mountains, I met a fellow traveler who shared fascinating stories of her adventures.
Synonyms
329
1.1
A friend who spends time with you regularly
326
1.8
A person who stays with someone to keep them company and help with daily tasks
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
fellow + traveler
Literally 'fellow' (companion) + 'traveler' (someone who travels) yields a clear image of a companion on a journey, and the political meaning is a metaphorical extension of that image. Because the political sense ('sympathizer without formal membership') is a culturally specific metaphor not directly predictable from the constituents, a B1 learner who knows the words would likely not infer the specialized political meaning without prior exposure.
Etymology
Fellow traveler: The noun fellow traveler comes from the simple picture of people moving together: a fellow (a companion) and a traveler walking the same road. So it means 'a companion' on a trip.