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5th November 2010, 11:26 AM
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Can we say, that if two or more persons travel together, then they are "co-travelers" or
"co-travellers"?
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There are no such words in Dictionary.com and Merriam-webster.com.
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I would call them travel(l)ing companions, or fellow travel(l)ers. Co-travel(l)ers would be
understood, but is not the usual term. The BrE spelling is -ll-, AmE -l-.
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The use of "co-" as a prefix with the general meaning of "another one of the same
group" is common enough for "co-traveller" to be clear and understood - meaning just
what you said
I wouldn't be worried about not finding it in dictionaries.
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entangledbank, panjandrum,thank you very much for your explanation!
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I don't think I could see "fellow travellers" without thinking of communist sympathisers!
Travelling companion sounds good though.
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I would call them travel(l)ing companions, or fellow travel(l)ers. Co-
travel(l)ers would be understood, but is not the usual term. The BrE spelling
is -ll-, AmE -l-.
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I agree that "travel(l)ing companions" is the preferable choice.
The WR dictionary is based on US spelling, in which there is only one "l" in words like
traveler; British spelling doubles the "l". There are also some other words spelled
differently, such as color (AmE) and colour (BrE), realize (AmE) and realise (BrE),
defense (AmE) and defence (BrE) . . .
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