someone who gets involved in politics in a place away from where they live, because they think they will be more successful there
Synonyms and related words
Politicians
backbencher
carpetbagger
congressman
2
Americansomeone from the North of the US who went to the South to get political or financial advantages after the Civil War
Synonyms and related words
The cold war and wars in history
Allied
the Allies
antebellum
carpetbagger
noun countable
US /ˈkɑrpətˌbæɡər/
Word Forms
singular
carpetbagger
plural
carpetbaggers
DEFINITIONS2
1
someone who gets involved in politics in a place away from where they live, because they think they will be more successful there
Synonyms and related words
Politicians
backbencher
carpetbagger
congressman
2
Americansomeone from the North of the U.S. who went to the South to get political or financial advantages after the Civil War, especially in a dishonest or immoral way