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carpetbagger



car·pet·bag·ger [ ˈkär-pət-ˌba-gər]



carpetbagger   
noun
[ˈkär-pət-ˌba-gər]

Definition of carpetbagger

1 : a Northerner in the South after the American Civil War usually seeking private gain under the reconstruction governments
2 : outsider
especially : a nonresident or new resident who seeks private gain from an area often by meddling in its business or politics


Other Words from carpetbagger
carpetbaggery \ ˈkär-​pət-​ˌba-​g(ə-​)rē \ noun



Recent Examples on the Web


//Ukraine’s allure for American carpetbaggers, political consultants and adventurers has put it at the center of not just one but now two presidential elections in the United States and a host of second-tier scandals.
— Andrew Higgins, New York Times, "‘The New Berlin Wall’: Why Ukraine Is Central to the Scandal," 27 Sep. 2019
//During his first run for mayor in 2015, Bronin was painted as an out-of-town carpetbagger who swooped into Hartford and tried to win the city’s top political office.
— Christopher Keating, courant.com, "Hartford mayoral battle gets personal in final TV debate," 6 Sep. 2019
//Evangelicals portray Hollywood as an elitist carpetbagger peddling bankrupt morals.
— Jeffrey Fleishman, latimes.com, "Georgia's abortion ban forces political reckoning among TV and film workers," 23 June 2019
//Evangelicals portray Hollywood as an elitist carpetbagger peddling bankrupt morals.
— Jeffrey Fleishman, latimes.com, "Georgia's abortion ban forces political reckoning among TV and film workers," 23 June 2019
//Evangelicals portray Hollywood as an elitist carpetbagger peddling bankrupt morals.
— Jeffrey Fleishman, latimes.com, "Georgia's abortion ban forces political reckoning among TV and film workers," 23 June 2019
//Evangelicals portray Hollywood as an elitist carpetbagger peddling bankrupt morals.
— Jeffrey Fleishman, chicagotribune.com, "Georgia’s abortion ban forces political reckoning among TV and film workers," 24 June 2019
//Westlands Water District often is viewed as a carpetbagger in these parts.
— Ryan Sabalow And Dale Kasler, sacbee, "This one stretch of river could decide the future of Shasta Dam | The Sacramento Bee," 7 May 2018
//Morrisey seems like a replacement-level Republican, to be quite honest, and he was attacked in the GOP primary for being a bit of a carpetbagger and for his family’s links to an opioid manufacturer.
— Dylan Scott, Vox, "The 10 most important Senate elections, briefly explained," 18 Sep. 2018


First Known Use of carpetbagger

1867, in the meaning defined at sense 2



History and Etymology for carpetbagger

from their carrying all their belongings in carpetbags



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