VDict - Definition of carpetbag

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carpetbag

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Adjective

presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
- a carpetbag stranger
- a capetbag politician

following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
- carpetbag adventurers
- a carpetbag government

Noun

traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "carpetbag":
carpetbag carpet bug
Words contain "carpetbag":
carpetbag carpetbagger carpetbagging
Words contain "carpetbag" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
carpetbag carpetbagging

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