Definition of carpetbag Carpetbag
car•pet•bag
We found 8 definitions of carpetbag from 4 different sources.
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What does carpetbag mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: carpetbags |
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| carpetbag - traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century | ||
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| carpetbag - presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality; "a carpetbag stranger"; "a capetbag politician" | ||
| carpetbagging | ||
| carpetbag - following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers; "carpetbag adventurers"; "a carpetbag government" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- carpetbag (Noun)
A traveling bag made from carpet scraps used primarily in the United States in the 19th century. - carpetbag (Verb)
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. - carpetbag (Adjective)
Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- carpetbag (n.)
A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet.
Part of speech
🔤- carpetbag, verb, present, 1st person singular of carpetbag (infinitive).
- carpetbag, verb (infinitive).
- carpetbag, noun, singular of carpetbags.
