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Noun
carpetbag
Definition: traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
Definition: A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and used primarily in the United States in the 19ᵗʰ century.
Verb
Definition: To come to a place or organisation with which one has no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
Adjective
carpetbag
Definition: following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers; "carpetbag adventurers"; "a carpetbag government"
carpetbag
carpetbagging
Definition: presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality; "a carpetbag stranger"; "a capetbag politician"
Definition: Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers.