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Carpetbag

adjective
1.
Following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers.  "A carpetbag government"
2.
Presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality.  Synonym: carpetbagging.  "A capetbag politician"



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"Carpetbag" Quotes from Famous Books



... Aunt Sarah," said Ben. "I'll take a few clothes in a carpetbag, and you can send the rest by express ...
— The Young Explorer • Horatio Alger
... and there's Reuben at the gate. How are ye all? Jest take this carpetbag, will ye, and I'll give you a cent some ...
— Frank's Campaign - or the Farm and the Camp • Horatio Alger, Jr.
... driving the store wagon which bore the name of his employer he was hailed, about a mile from the store, by a boy about his own age, who carried in his hand a carpetbag, and appeared to be making a journey ...
— The Tin Box - and What it Contained • Horatio Alger


Words linked to "Carpetbag" :   suitcase, bag, grip, traveling bag, travelling bag, expedient


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