Many Germans after World War II were innocently accused of being fellow travelers of Nazism.
During the McCarthy era, many Americans were accused of being Communist fellow travelers.
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Fellow traveler — or fellow traveller is a term referring to a person who sympathizes with the beliefs of an organization or cooperates in its activities without maintaining formal membership in that particular group. In the early Soviet Union the approximate term … Wikipedia
fellow traveler — noun count 1. ) a person who travels with someone else 2. ) someone who supports a political party, especially the Communist Party, but is not a member of it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fellow traveler — n. [transl. of Russ poputchik] a person who espouses the cause of a party, esp. a Communist Party, without being a member; sympathizer … English World dictionary
fellow traveler — noun 1. a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party) • Syn: ↑fellow traveller • Hypernyms: ↑sympathizer, ↑sympathiser, ↑well wisher 2. a traveler who accompanies you • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fellow traveler — fellow traveling /fel oh trav euh ling, trav ling/, adj. 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… … Universalium
fellow traveler — noun Etymology: translation of Russian poputchik Date: 1925 a person who sympathizes with and often furthers the ideals and program of an organized group (as the Communist party) without membership in the group or regular participation in its… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fellow traveler — Synonyms and related words: Bolshevik, Bolshevist, Castroite, Communist, Communist sympathizer, Leninist, Maoist, Marxist, Marxist Leninist, Red, Stalinist, Titoist, Trojan horse, Trotskyist, Trotskyite, avowed Communist, bodyguard, bolshie,… … Moby Thesaurus
fellow traveler — fel′low trav′eler n. gov a person who supports or sympathizes with a group or party, esp. a Communist Party, but is not a member • Etymology: 1935–40; trans. of Russ popútchik fel′low trav′eling, adj … From formal English to slang
fellow traveler — Hoa hele … English-Hawaiian dictionary
fellow — c.1200, from O.E. feolaga fellow, partner, from O.N. felagi, from fe money (see FEE (Cf. fee)) + verbal base denoting lay (see LAY (Cf. lay) (v.)). Sense is of one who puts down money with another in a joint venture. Used familiarly since mid 15c … Etymology dictionary
