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carpetbag

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: carpetbag

1
 n
traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
2
 adj
presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: carpetbag
1

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

Type of:
bag, grip, suitcase, traveling bag, travelling bag
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
2

adj presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality

“a carpetbag stranger”
Synonyms:
carpetbagging
expedient
serving to promote your interest

adj following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers

“carpetbag adventurers”
“a carpetbag government”
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