fellow traveler
noun
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
1605–15, for literal sense
OTHER WORDS FROM fellow traveler
fel·low-trav·el·ing [fel-oh-trav-uh-ling, -trav-ling] /ˌfɛl oʊˌtræv ə lɪŋ, -ˈtræv lɪŋ/, adjectiveWords nearby fellow traveler
felloe,
fellow,
fellow creature,
fellow feeling,
fellow servant,
fellow traveler,
fellow traveller,
fellow-servant rule,
fellowly,
fellowman,
fellowship
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Cultural definitions for fellow traveler
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.