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carpetbagger - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'carpetbagger' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Carpetbagger [ n.]
- An adventurer; -- a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War (1865).

Meaning of 'carpetbagger' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . carpetbagger [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously
Example in sentence:
  • after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south

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