carpetbag (adj.)

  1. following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers; carpetbag adventurers; a carpetbag government'

    carpetbag (n.)

  1. traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century

    carpetbag (adj.)

  1. presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality; a carpetbag stranger; a capetbag politician

    [ Syn: carpetbagging ]

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