carpetbagging

Definition of Carpetbagging in English :

1. carpetbag, carpetbagging

presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality

Example Sentences:
'a carpetbag stranger'
'a capetbag politician'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Carpetbagging

adjective

relating to carpetbaggers or to the practice of carpetbaggers

noun

the practice of carpetbaggers

any short-term involvement in a business venture for the purpose of making a quick profit, esp by nefarious means

adj.

Of or relating to carpetbaggers or their practices.

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