Australian English Meaning of carpetbagger

carpetbagger

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Definitions and Meaning of carpetbagger in English

Wordnet

carpetbagger (n)

an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously

Webster

carpetbagger (n.)

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).

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carpetbagger

an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuouslyAn adventurer; -- a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in th

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carpetbag => Carpetbag, carpet tack => Carpet tack, carpet sweeper => Carpet sweeper, carpet snake => Carpet python, carpet slipper => carpet slipper,