Phrase guide

fellow traveller

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who travels together with another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who sympathizes with the aims or beliefs of an organization without belonging to it; especially a Communist sympathizer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: camp follower

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: camp follower

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a traveler who accompanies you

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: companion, fellow traveler

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: traveler, traveller

4

noun

Meaning 4

a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fellow traveler

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sympathizer, sympathiser, well-wisher

History

Etymology

For sense 2: calque of Russian попутчик (poputčik).

Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ուղեկից (uġekicʻ) — one who travels together with another
  • Belarusian: спадаро́жнік (spadaróžnik) — one who travels together with another
  • Belarusian: спадаро́жніца (spadaróžnica) — one who travels together with another
  • Bulgarian: спъ́тник (spǎ́tnik) — one who travels together with another
  • Bulgarian: спъ́тничка (spǎ́tnička) — one who travels together with another
  • Bulgarian: спъ́тница (spǎ́tnica) — one who travels together with another
  • Chinese Mandarin: 同路人 (tónglùrén) — one who travels together with another
  • Czech: souputník — one who travels together with another
  • Czech: souputnice — one who travels together with another
  • Danish: medpassager — one who travels together with another
  • Danish: følgesvend — one who travels together with another
  • Danish: rejsekammerat — one who travels together with another
  • Dutch: medereiziger — one who travels together with another
  • Dutch: reisgenoot — one who travels together with another
  • Esperanto: kunvojaĝanto — one who travels together with another
  • Faroese: ferðafelagi — one who travels together with another
  • Finnish: matkakumppani — one who travels together with another
  • Finnish: kanssamatkustaja — one who travels together with another
  • Finnish: matkaseuralainen — one who travels together with another
  • French: compagnon de voyage — one who travels together with another
  • Georgian: თანამოგზაური (tanamogzauri) — one who travels together with another
  • Georgian: თანამგზავრი (tanamgzavri) — one who travels together with another
  • German: Mitreisender — one who travels together with another
  • German: Mitreisende — one who travels together with another
  • Greek: συνταξιδιώτης (syntaxidiótis) — one who travels together with another
  • Icelandic: samferðamaður — one who travels together with another
  • Icelandic: samferðakona — one who travels together with another
  • Icelandic: samferðafólk — one who travels together with another
  • Irish: comhthaistealaí — one who travels together with another
  • Italian: compagno di viaggio — one who travels together with another
  • Lithuanian: bendrakeleivis — one who travels together with another
  • Macedonian: со́патник (sópatnik) — one who travels together with another
  • Macedonian: сопа́тничка (sopátnička) — one who travels together with another
  • Manx: cohroailtagh — one who travels together with another
  • Norwegian Bokmål: medpassasjer — one who travels together with another
  • Norwegian Bokmål: reisekamerat — one who travels together with another
  • Norwegian Bokmål: reisefelle — one who travels together with another
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: medpassasjer — one who travels together with another
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: reisefelage — one who travels together with another
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: reisefelle — one who travels together with another
  • Pannonian Rusyn: сопутнїк (soputnjik) — one who travels together with another
  • Pannonian Rusyn: сопутнїца (soputnjica) — one who travels together with another
  • Polish: współpasażer — one who travels together with another
  • Polish: współpasażerka — one who travels together with another
  • Russian: спу́тник (spútnik) — one who travels together with another
  • Russian: спу́тница (spútnica) — one who travels together with another
  • Russian: попу́тчик (popútčik) — one who travels together with another
  • Russian: попу́тчица (popútčica) — one who travels together with another
  • Serbo-Croatian: suputnik — one who travels together with another
  • Serbo-Croatian: suputnica — one who travels together with another
  • Slovene: sopotnik — one who travels together with another
  • Slovene: sopotnica — one who travels together with another
  • Swedish: reskamrat — one who travels together with another
  • Turkish: yoldaş — one who travels together with another
  • Turkish: yol arkadaşı — one who travels together with another
  • Ottoman Turkish: یولداش (yoldaş) — one who travels together with another
  • Ottoman Turkish: رفیق (refik) — one who travels together with another
  • Ottoman Turkish: آیاقداش (ayakdaş) — one who travels together with another
  • Ukrainian: супу́тник (supútnyk) — one who travels together with another
  • Ukrainian: супу́тниця (supútnycja) — one who travels together with another
  • Ukrainian: попу́тник (popútnyk) — one who travels together with another
  • Ukrainian: попу́тниця (popútnycja) — one who travels together with another
  • Chinese Mandarin: 同路人 (tónglùrén) — one who sympathizes without belonging
  • Czech: sympatizant — one who sympathizes without belonging
  • Finnish: myötäjuoksija — one who sympathizes without belonging
  • Finnish: kanssamatkustaja — one who sympathizes without belonging
  • French: compagnon de route — one who sympathizes without belonging
  • French: sympathisant — one who sympathizes without belonging
  • German: Sympathisant — one who sympathizes without belonging
  • German: Weggenosse — one who sympathizes without belonging
  • German: Mitläufer — one who sympathizes without belonging
  • Italian: compagno di viaggio — one who sympathizes without belonging
  • Polish: sympatyk — one who sympathizes without belonging
  • Polish: sympatyczka — one who sympathizes without belonging
  • Yiddish: נאָכלויפֿער (nokhloyfer) — one who sympathizes without belonging