carpetbaggers

[US]/ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡəz/
[UK]/ˈkɑːrpɪtˌbæɡɚz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.politician without a local base; specifically, a Northerner who moved to the South after the US Civil War to profit from the unstable situation; plural of carpetbagger

Phrases & Collocations

political carpetbaggers

carpetbaggers and scalawags

northern carpetbaggers

post-war carpetbaggers

alleged carpetbaggers

carpetbaggers arrived

labelled carpetbaggers

neo-carpetbaggers

modern carpetbaggers

mere carpetbaggers

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