carpetbag

car·pet·bag

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kahr-pit-bag]
- /ˈkɑr pɪtˌbæg/
- /ˈkɑːpɪtbæg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahr-pit-bag]
- /ˈkɑr pɪtˌbæg/

Definitions of carpetbag word

noun carpetbag a travelling bag originally made of carpeting 3
noun carpetbag an old-fashioned type of traveling bag, made of carpeting 3
adjective carpetbag of or having to do with carpetbaggers 3
intransitive verb carpetbag to act as a carpetbagger 3
noun carpetbag a bag for traveling, especially one made of carpeting. 1
verb without object carpetbag to journey with little luggage. 1

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Origin of carpetbag

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30; carpet + bag

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Parts of speech for Carpetbag

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Carpetbag

carpetbag popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

carpetbag usage trend in Literature

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