ADJECTIVE
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presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
a capetbag politician
a carpetbag stranger -
following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
a carpetbag government
carpetbag adventurers
NOUN
- traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
How To Use carpetbag In A Sentence
- Recruit rich white republicunts (carpetbaggers) to swoop in and scoop-up "devalued" (seized from still-exiled owners) properties and change the entire complexion (race, income, politics, everyfuckingthing) of the ENTIRE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA. Your Right Hand Thief
- This nation was founded on glorious greed, boundless carpetbaggery, corrupt cartels and an oligarchy of rich men whose "countrymen" were other rich men. SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
- But the whiff of being a "carpetbagger" - an insulting term for candidates with no local connections who are parachuted into winnable seats - persists. BBC News - Home
- McCain responded to a voter making the charge of "carpetbagging" saying, Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
- Serious carpetbaggers with money to invest long-term may decide that they can play the waiting game.
- The recent fight with carpetbaggers cost policyholders several million pounds.
- I can assure you that none of my carpetbags have mothballs in them.
- Taking the hatbox and carpetbag, she went back on the trail, a receding frail figure in a burgundy dress. Locust Valley Breakdown
- However, the "carpetbagging" issue is now a non-issue, as both Essel and Krekorian lived outside the district at the start of the campaign. Archive 2009-10-01
- a carpetbag stranger