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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers;
- Example: "carpetbag adventurers"
- Example: "a carpetbag government"

2. presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality;
- Example: "a carpetbag stranger"
- Example: "a capetbag politician"
[syn: carpetbag, carpetbagging]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Carpetbag \Car"pet*bag`\, n.
   A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally
   made of carpet.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

carpetbag
    adj 1: following the practices or characteristic of
           carpetbaggers; "carpetbag adventurers"; "a carpetbag
           government"
    2: presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new
       locality; "a carpetbag stranger"; "a capetbag politician"
       [syn: carpetbag, carpetbagging]
    n 1: traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century