carpetbagger

[ kahr-pit-bag-er ]

/ ˈkɑr pɪtˌbæg ər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR carpetbagger ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

U.S. History. a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War and became active in Republican politics, especially so as to profiteer from the unsettled social and political conditions of the area during Reconstruction.

a politician who takes up residence in a place and runs for office without having strong ties to the area.

any opportunistic or exploitive outsider: Our bus company has served this town for years, but now the new one run by carpetbaggers from the city is stealing our business.

Origin of carpetbagger

1865–70, Americanism;carpetbag + -er¹; so called because they came South carrying their belongings in carpetbags

OTHER WORDS FROM carpetbagger

car·pet·bag·ger·y, noun

Words nearby carpetbagger

carpenterworm moth, Carpentier, carpentry, carpet, carpetbag, carpetbagger, carpetbaggers, carpet beetle, carpet-bomb, carpet bombing, carpet bowling

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Example sentences from the Web for carpetbagger

Bob Smith: unbalanced, inconstant, and even more of a carpetbagger than the other guy.
Sen. Bob Smith: The Thing That Wouldn’t Leave|Michelle Cottle|December 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The two biggest hurdles executives entering politics face is being viewed as either a carpetbagger or egomaniac.
Jeff Zucker for Senate?|Peter Lauria|May 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He was told that he was a carpetbagger, but he desperately wanted to serve the people, as I do.
My Night With Sean Penn|Cindy Sheehan|October 30, 2008|DAILY BEAST
In vain his Carpetbagger lieutenant congratulated him on the success of his Napoleonic move.
The Sins of the Father|Thomas Dixon

"You'll go down, all right—without those troops—mark my word," cried the Carpetbagger.
The Sins of the Father|Thomas Dixon
The Carpetbagger was a Northern adventurer who came South to prey on the misfortunes of a ruined people.
The Sins of the Father|Thomas Dixon
In reality you are the direct descendants of the Reconstruction Scalawag and Carpetbagger.
The Sins of the Father|Thomas Dixon
The conference of the carpetbagger with the little Governor proved more ominous than even Norton had feared.
The Sins of the Father|Thomas Dixon

British Dictionary definitions for carpetbagger

carpetbagger

/ (ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡə) /

noun

a politician who seeks public office in a locality where he has no real connections

British a person who makes a short-term investment in a mutual savings or life-assurance organization in order to benefit from free shares issued following the organization's conversion to a public limited company

US a Northern White who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from Reconstruction

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单词	carpetbagger
释义	carpetbagger [ kahr-pit-bag-er ] / ˈkɑr pɪtˌbæg ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR carpetbagger ON THESAURUS.COM noun U.S. History. a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War and became active in Republican politics, especially so as to profiteer from the unsettled social and political conditions of the area during Reconstruction. a politician who takes up residence in a place and runs for office without having strong ties to the area. any opportunistic or exploitive outsider: Our bus company has served this town for years, but now the new one run by carpetbaggers from the city is stealing our business. Origin of carpetbagger 1865–70, Americanism;carpetbag + -er¹; so called because they came South carrying their belongings in carpetbags OTHER WORDS FROM carpetbagger car·pet·bag·ger·y, noun Words nearby carpetbagger carpenterworm moth, Carpentier, carpentry, carpet, carpetbag, carpetbagger, carpetbaggers, carpet beetle, carpet-bomb, carpet bombing, carpet bowling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carpetbagger Bob Smith: unbalanced, inconstant, and even more of a carpetbagger than the other guy. Sen. Bob Smith: The Thing That Wouldn’t Leave\|Michelle Cottle\|December 4, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The two biggest hurdles executives entering politics face is being viewed as either a carpetbagger or egomaniac. Jeff Zucker for Senate?\|Peter Lauria\|May 5, 2010\|DAILY BEAST He was told that he was a carpetbagger, but he desperately wanted to serve the people, as I do. My Night With Sean Penn\|Cindy Sheehan\|October 30, 2008\|DAILY BEAST In vain his Carpetbagger lieutenant congratulated him on the success of his Napoleonic move. The Sins of the Father\|Thomas Dixon "You'll go down, all right—without those troops—mark my word," cried the Carpetbagger. The Sins of the Father\|Thomas Dixon The Carpetbagger was a Northern adventurer who came South to prey on the misfortunes of a ruined people. The Sins of the Father\|Thomas Dixon In reality you are the direct descendants of the Reconstruction Scalawag and Carpetbagger. The Sins of the Father\|Thomas Dixon The conference of the carpetbagger with the little Governor proved more ominous than even Norton had feared. The Sins of the Father\|Thomas Dixon British Dictionary definitions for carpetbagger carpetbagger / (ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡə) / noun a politician who seeks public office in a locality where he has no real connections British a person who makes a short-term investment in a mutual savings or life-assurance organization in order to benefit from free shares issued following the organization's conversion to a public limited company US a Northern White who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from Reconstruction Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to carpetbagger ingrate, bounder, go-getter, timeserver, trimmer
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carpetbagger

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