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carpetbag - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'carpetbag' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Carpetbag [ n.]
- A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet.

Meaning of 'carpetbag' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . carpetbag [ a]
Meaning (1):
- following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
Example in sentence:
  • a carpetbag government;
  • carpetbag adventurers
2 . carpetbag [ s]
Meaning (2):
- presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
Example in sentence:
  • a capetbag politician;
  • a carpetbag stranger

Nearby Words:

car car wheel carabid carabine carabineer caraboid carabus carac caracal caracara

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