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carpetbagger::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | opportunist, self-seeker |
after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south.
Examples of carpetbagger
carpetbagger
In the community named for her family, Hester is left as alone as a carpetbagger.
From the time.com
The owner is viewed as an over-leveraged, miserly carpetbagger from back East.
From the usatoday.com
The freshman Democrat has the unique distinction of being a two-time carpetbagger.
From the bostonherald.com
Obama knew that the Illinois electorate saw Keyes as the carpetbagger he was.
From the theatlantic.com
That doesn't prevent him from running, but could make him look like a carpetbagger.
From the ocregister.com
I didn't order the carpetbagger burger the next time, though, or the time after that.
From the newsobserver.com
Clearly he changed addresses to qualify for the race, but Nielsen is no carpetbagger.
From the sacbee.com
The carpetbagger issue only seems to get worse for her as the months pass.
From the time.com
Even at a casual glance, it's obvious that Emanuel is no carpetbagger.
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- An outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously; "after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south"
- In United States history, "carpetbaggers" was a negative term Southerners gave to Northerners (also referred to as Yankees) who moved to the South during the Reconstruction era, between 1865 and 1877. It was a derogatory term, suggesting opportunism and exploitation by the outsiders. ...
- (The Carpetbaggers) The Carpetbaggers is the title of a 1961 bestselling novel by Harold Robbins, which was adapted into a 1964 film of the same title.
- A candidate who runs in a district where he or she has not previously held residence; One of several Northern politicians who migrated to the South during Reconstruction and held public office; a Northerner with no Southern ties who migrates to the South for work; One who comes to a place or ...
- (Carpetbaggers) 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.
- (CARPETBAGGERS) name given to the select disbursement committee which mismanages the unit's non-appropriated SLUSH FUNDs for their own benefit; from the looters and scalawags who plundered the spoils of the southern states during Reconstruction. ...
- (Carpetbaggers) The team Yankee Go Home invented this term for successful teams which venture forth from their home venue to defeat Triviologists at another venue.
- This dismissive term is applied to politicians running for office in states or communities where they have only lived for a short time. ...
- One who comes as an outsider and presumptuously seeks power
