carpetbagger Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously
- after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south
WordNet
Car"pet*bag"ger noun
Definitions
An adventurer; -- a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War (1865) U. S.used now for any politician moving to a new location to take advantage of more favorable chances for election .
