carpetbag
IPA: kˈɑrpʌtbæg
noun
- A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19ᵗʰ century.
verb
- (chiefly US) To come to a place or organisation with which one has no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
adjective
- (chiefly US) Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers.
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Examples of "carpetbag" in Sentences
- He replaced his heavy leather bag with a carpetbag.
- The carpetbag is where you store items as you move between rooms.
- Meanwhile, the pedestal lifts her above the charge of carpetbagging.
- This event on April 13, 1873 marked the end of carpetbag misrule in the South.