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carpetbagger
car·pet·bag·ger C0124200 (kär′pĭt-băg′ər)n.1. A Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War for political or financial advantage.2. An outsider, especially a politician, who presumptuously seeks a position or success in a new locality.
[So called because they carried their belongings in carpetbags.]
car′pet·bag′ger·y n.carpetbagger (ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡə) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a politician who seeks public office in a locality where he or she has no real connections2. (Insurance) Brit 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 company3. (Banking & Finance) Brit 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 company4. (Historical Terms) US a Northern White who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from Reconstructioncar•pet•bag•ger (ˈkɑr pɪtˌbæg ər)
n. 1. a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the unsettled conditions. 2. any person, esp. a politician, who takes up residence in a place opportunistically. [1865–70, Amer.] car′pet•bag`ger•y, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | carpetbagger - an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously; "after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south"opportunist, self-seeker - a person who places expediency above principle |
Translationscarpetbagger (ˈkaːpitˌbagə) , ((American) ˈka:rpitˌbagər) noun politician who moves to a place where he/she sees an opportunity to promote his/her career. 外來政客 外来政客carpetbagger
carpetbagger1. a politician who seeks public office in a locality where he has no real connections 2. US a Northern White who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from Reconstruction carpetbagger
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