| ADJECTIVE | pert | carpetbag | following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers |
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| all | carpetbag, carpetbagging | presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality | |
| NOUN | artifact | carpetbag | traveling bag made of carpet |
| Meaning | Following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers. | |
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| Nouns | carpetbagger | an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously |
| Meaning | presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality. | |
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| Example | "a carpetbag stranger" | |
| Synonym | carpetbagging | |
| Broader | expedient | Serving to promote your interest |
| Meaning | traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century. | |
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| Broader | bag, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, suitcase | A portable rectangular container for carrying clothes |
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