Our dozen trunks and half-dozen carpetbags, being already packed and labelled (Hawthorne).
a carpetbag reformer.
Mr. McDuffie carpetbagged from somewhere down into Alabama (Congressional Record).
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car|pet|bag|ger|y — «KAHR piht BAG uhr ee», noun. U.S. carpetbaggism … Useful english dictionary
car|pet|bag|ger — «KAHR piht BAG uhr», noun. U.S. 1. a) a Northerner who went to the South to get political or other advantages during the time of disorganization that followed the American Civil War: »moving in the best circles of carpetbagger society (Margaret… … Useful english dictionary
car|pet|bag|gism — «KAHR piht BAG ihz uhm», noun. U.S. 1. the practices or methods of carpetbaggers. 2. government by carpetbaggers … Useful english dictionary
car·pet·bag·ger — /ˈkɑɚpətˌbægɚ/ noun, pl gers [count] disapproving 1 : a person from the northern United States who went to the South after the American Civil War to make money 2 : a political candidate who runs for office in a place where he or she has lived… … Useful english dictionary
bag — bag; bag·as·so·sis; bag·a·telle; bag·di; bag·ful; bag·gage·man; bag·ga·la; bag·gat·a·way; bag·ger; bag·gi·ly; bag·gi·ness; bag·git; bag·gy; bag·gy·wrin·kle; bag·man; bag·net; bag·o·net; bag·pip·er; bag·ti·kan; bag·wyn; car·pet·bag·ger;… … English syllables
car·ri·er — /ˈkerijɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] 1 : someone or something that carries something: such as 1 a : ↑mail carrier 1 b : a container used to move something from one place to another I put the pet … Useful english dictionary
I packed my bag — is a car game. One person says I packed my bag and in it I put... , followed by any object they like in the traditional version of the game. The next person then says I packed my bag and in it I put... , followed by the original suggestion, and… … Wikipedia
carpetbagger — car•pet•bag•ger [[t]ˈkɑr pɪtˌbæg ər[/t]] n. 1) amh. a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the unsettled conditions 2) amh. any person, esp. a politician, who takes up residence in a place opportunistically •… … From formal English to slang
carpetbagging — car·pet·bag·ging (kärʹpĭt băg ĭng) adj. Of or relating to carpetbaggers or their practices. * * * … Universalium
carpetbag — car|pet|bag [ karpət,bæg ] noun count a bag you use when traveling made from very thick cloth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
