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carpetbagger Definition

carpet·bagger (-bag′ər)

noun

  1. any of the Northern politicians or adventurers who went South to take advantage of unsettled conditions after the Civil War: contemptuous term with reference to the luggage they used in traveling light
  2. any politician, promoter, etc. from the outside whose influence is resented

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  6. carpenter bee
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  9. Carpentaria
  10. carpel
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