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CARPETBAG

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("carpetbag" is a kind of...):

bag; grip; suitcase; traveling bag; travelling bag (a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality

Example:

a capetbag politician

Synonyms:

carpetbag; carpetbagging

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

expedient (serving to promote your interest)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers

Example:

a carpetbag government

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

carpetbagger (an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously)

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