carpetbag

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I - noun

traveling bag made of carpet;
widely used in 19th century
• Hypernyms:
bag, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, suitcase

II - adjective

1. following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
- carpetbag adventurers
- a carpetbag government
• Pertains to noun:
carpetbagger
2. presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
- a carpetbag stranger
- a capetbag politician
• Syn:
carpetbagging
• Similar to:
expedient