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carpetbaggers

car·pet·bag·ger
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Transcription

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

Definitions of carpetbaggers word

  • noun carpetbaggers U.S. History. a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War and became active in Republican politics, especially so as to profiteer from the unsettled social and political conditions of the area during Reconstruction. 1
  • noun carpetbaggers a politician who takes up residence in a place and runs for office without having strong ties to the area. 1
  • noun carpetbaggers any opportunistic or exploitive outsider: Our bus company has served this town for years, but now the new one run by carpetbaggers from the city is stealing our business. 1
  • noun carpetbaggers Plural form of carpetbagger. 1
  • noun carpetbaggers plural of carpetbagger. 0

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Origin of carpetbaggers

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70, Americanism; carpetbag + -er1; so called because they came South carrying their belongings in carpetbags

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Parts of speech for Carpetbaggers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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carpetbaggers popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for carpetbaggers

noun carpetbaggers

  • ingrate — an ungrateful person.
  • bounder — If you call a man a bounder, you mean he behaves in an unkind, deceitful, or selfish way.
  • go-getter — an enterprising, aggressive person.
  • carpetbagger — If you call someone a carpetbagger, you disapprove of them because they are trying to become a politician in an area which is not their home, simply because they think they are more likely to succeed there.
  • timeserver — a person who shapes his or her conduct to conform to the opinions of the time or of persons in power, especially for selfish ends.

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