Carpetbagger Definition
kärpĭt-băgər
carpetbaggers
noun
Any of the Northern politicians or adventurers who went South to take advantage of unsettled conditions after the Civil War.
Webster's New World
An outsider, especially a politician, who presumptuously seeks a position or success in a new locality.
American Heritage
Any politician, promoter, etc. from the outside whose influence is resented.
Webster's New World
(pejorative, by extension) One who comes to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
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Other Word Forms of Carpetbagger
Noun
Singular:
carpetbaggerPlural:
carpetbaggersOrigin of Carpetbagger
So called because they carried their belongings in carpetbags
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From carpetbag + -er.
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