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carpetbag

/'kɑrpɪt,bæɡ/

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adjective
presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
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"a carpetbag stranger"

Similar:

carpetbagging expedient
noun
traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
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type of:
bag grip suitcase traveling bag travelling bag
following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
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"carpetbag adventurers" "a carpetbag government"

Examples of carpetbag

"a carpetbag stranger"
"carpetbag adventurers"
"a carpetbag government"