carpetbagger
IPA: kˈɑrpʌtbægɝ
noun
- (politics, history, chiefly US, offensive) A migrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
- (derogatory, by extension) One who comes to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
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Examples of "carpetbagger" in Sentences
- And for a Carpetbagger I do not give a damn.
- And for that Carpetbagger I do not care a damn.
- Keating accused Kennedy of being a carpetbagger.
- Hi, Thanks for adding facts to carpetbagger page.
- He was an outspoken opponent of the carpetbaggers.
- This was the beginning of the Carpetbagger project.
- It was also sung by a carpetbagger in Gone with the ind .
- It was also sung by a carpetbagger in 'Gone with the ind'.
- Giuliani emphasized his depiction of Clinton as a carpetbagger.
- Duckworth is local, while the edit implies that she is a carpetbagger.