Definition of carpetbagger - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

politics

outsider seeking political or financial gain

The candidate was labeled a carpetbagger by local residents.

interloper

opportunist

history

Dated

Northerner who moved South after the Civil War

Dated

Many carpetbaggers arrived in the South seeking opportunities.

exploiter

intruder

opportunist

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Origin of carpetbagger

English, carpet (covering) + bagger (carrier)

Examples of carpetbagger in a sentence

The newcomer was dismissed as a carpetbagger by the community.
Carpetbaggers were often viewed with suspicion.
The carpetbagger quickly adapted to Southern life.

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French:opportuniste, aventurier politique, ...
German:Außenstehender, Nachkriegsnordstaatler, ...
Italian:opportunista, arrivista del Sud, ...
Spanish:aventurero, ...
Portuguese:oportunista, forasteiro do Norte, ...
Chinese:投机政客, 北方移民, ...
Japanese:よそ者, 北部移住者, ...
Arabic:انتهازي, شَمالي, ...
Hebrew:צַנְחָן, קַרְפֶּטְבַּאגֶר, ...
Russian:пришелец, пришлый северянин, ...
Ukrainian:карпетбегер, ...
Hindi:राजनीतिक अवसरवादी, कार्पेटबैगर, ...
Bengali:কার্পেটব্যাগার, উত্তরাঞ্চলীয় অভিবাসী, ...
Catalan:arribista, carpetbagger, ...
Czech:politický příchozí usilující o zisk, karpetbagger, ...
Danish:spekulant, tæppebager, ...
Dutch:buitenstaander, carpetbagger, ...
Greek:καιροσκόπος, καρπετοφόρος, ...
Hungarian:politikai kalandor, a polgárháború után délre költöző északi, ...
Khmer:ជនក្រៅតំបន់ដែលស្វែងរកផលប្រយោជន៍នយោបាយ ឬហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ, ជនជាតិភាគខាងជើងដែលផ្លាស់ទៅភាគខាងត្បូងក្រោយសង្គ្រាមស៊ីវិលអាមេរិក, ...
Korean:외지인, 카펫배거, ...
Persian:فرصت‌طلب سیاسی, کارپت‌بگر, ...
Polish:przyjezdny karierowicz, przybysz z Północy, ...
Portuguese (BR):oportunista, carpetbagger, ...
Romanian:venetic, nordist migrator în Sud, ...
Swedish:lycksökare, nordstatare, ...
Thai:คนนอกที่เข้ามาแสวงหาผลประโยชน์ทางการเมืองหรือการเงิน, พวกคาร์เพ็ตแบ็กเกอร์, ...
Turkish:halı tüccarı, yankee göçmeni, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ cơ hội, người miền Bắc, ...

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