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Definition of carpetbagger

English to English

noun

an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously

After the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south.

source: WordNet 3.0

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).

source: Webster 1913

Nearby Word

carpetbagger