carpetbag
car·pet·bag [ ˈkär-pət-ˌbag]
variants: or carpetbagging \ ˈkär-pət-ˌba-giŋ \
[ˈkär-pət-ˌbag]
: a traveler's bag made of carpet and widely used in the U.S. in the 19th century : of, relating to, or characteristic of carpetbaggers
//a carpetbag government First Known Use of carpetbag
Noun
1829, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1870, in the meaning defined above
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