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carpetbagger

noun

car·​pet·​bag·​ger ˈkär-pət-ˌba-gər How to pronounce carpetbagger (audio)
plural carpetbaggers
1
disapproving : a Northerner in the South after the American Civil War usually seeking private gain under the Reconstruction governments
2
disapproving : outsider
especially : a nonresident or new resident who seeks private gain from an area often by meddling in its business or politics
carpetbaggery noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Fetterman took aim Wednesday at the number of houses Oz owns, using the celebrity doctor and TV personality’s 10-property portfolio to paint him as a wealthy carpetbagger who is out of touch with average Pennsylvanians. BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Both candidates have vulnerabilities -- Oz is ridiculed as a carpetbagger from New Jersey, while Fetterman suffered a stroke earlier in the campaign. Dana Blanton | Fox News, Fox News, 28 July 2022 But yeah, she, uh, her, her now competitor, long time, Ohio legislator, Emilia psyched of Akron is calling her a carpetbagger. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 3 June 2022 That has brought accusations that McCormick is a carpetbagger and a sellout to China. Marc Levy, ajc, 15 Mar. 2022 Even taking a big chunk of money from out of state can make a gubernatorial candidate seem like a carpetbagger. Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 25 Jan. 2022 Accusations of being a carpetbagger became a central attack against him, but the Republican easily won the party's nomination and ran a tight race against Shaheen, losing by around 3 percentage points. Dan Merica, CNN, 10 Dec. 2021 The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has accused her of being a carpetbagger and political opportunist. Gabriel T. Rubin, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2021 Boebert, meanwhile, is already painting her potential opponent as a carpetbagger. Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

from their carrying all their belongings in carpetbags

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of carpetbagger was in 1867

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