"fellow-traveller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fellow-travellers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fellow-traveller (plural fellow-travellers)
  1. Alternative spelling of fellow traveller Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fellow traveller
    Sense id: en-fellow-traveller-en-noun--uG5tnCy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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