adj
Meaning 1
Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, not-comparable
Examples
- carpetbag travels
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
carpetbag
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noun
Meaning 2
A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19th century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
To come to a place or organisation with which one has no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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adjective
Meaning 4
following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- carpetbag adventurers
- a carpetbag government
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a carpetbag stranger
- a capetbag politician
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: carpetbagging
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bag, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, suitcase
History
Etymology
From carpet + bag.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: sac de voyage (en tissu) — a type of bag
- German: (aus Teppichresten gefertigte) Reisetasche — a type of bag
- Lithuanian: sakvojažas — a type of bag
- Polish: torba dywanowa — a type of bag
- Russian: саквоя́ж (sakvojáž) — a type of bag
- Swedish: kappsäck — a type of bag
- Ottoman Turkish: چانطه (çanta) — a type of bag