carpetbag

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English

Etymology

carpet + bag

Adjective

carpetbag (not comparable)

1. having the characteristics of carpetbaggers

   carpetbag travels

Noun

carpetbag (plural carpetbags)

1. A traveling bag made from carpet scraps used primarily in the United States in the 19^th century.

Verb

carpetbag (third-person singular simple present carpetbags, present participle carpetbagging, simple past and past participle carpetbagged)

1. 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.

Derived terms

• carpetbagger