carpetbag
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Adjective
carpetbag (not comparable)
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Superlative |
- having the characteristics of carpetbaggers
- carpetbag travels
[edit] Noun
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carpetbag (plural carpetbags)
- A traveling bag made from carpet scraps used primarily in the United States in the 19th century.
[edit] Verb
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Infinitive |
Third person singular |
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Past participle |
Present participle |
to carpetbag (third-person singular simple present carpetbags, present participle carpetbagging, simple past and past participle carpetbagged)
- 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.