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CARPETBAG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does carpetbag mean?
• CARPETBAG (noun)
The noun CARPETBAG has 1 sense:
1. traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
Familiarity information: CARPETBAG used as a noun is very rare.
• CARPETBAG (adjective)
The adjective CARPETBAG has 2 senses:
1. following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
2. presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
Familiarity information: CARPETBAG used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
a carpetbag government
Pertainym:
carpetbagger (an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
Synonyms:
carpetbag; carpetbagging
Context example:
a capetbag politician
Similar:
expedient (serving to promote your interest)
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