carpetbag

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: carpetbagging

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th centuryType of bag, traveling bag

Adjective (2)

  1. following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers“carpetbag adventurers”“a carpetbag government”Relating to carpetbagger
  2. presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality“a carpetbag stranger”“a carpetbag politician”Synonyms: carpetbaggingOpposite inexpedientSimilar expedient
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Car′pet·bag′ noun

A portable bag for travelers; — so called because originally made of carpet.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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