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carpetbag

Meaning

adjective

  1. following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
    “carpetbag adventurers”
  2. presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
    “a carpetbag stranger”

noun

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

Synonyms for carpetbag

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