carpetbagger (13 synonym found)

Carpetbagger has 13 synonyms. The top synonyms for carpetbagger are confidence man, shortchanger, land shark, horse coper, bunco artist, mortgage shark, con man, pettifogger and 5 more. Another word for carpetbagger is confidence man. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for carpetbagger?

A common synonym for carpetbagger is confidence man. Other synonyms include shortchanger, land shark, horse coper, bunco artist.

How many synonyms does carpetbagger have?

Carpetbagger has 13 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does carpetbagger mean?

(n): an candidate who runs in a district where he or she has not previously held residence; one of several Northern politicians who migrated to the South during Reconstruction and held public office E

Definition of carpetbagger:

(n) : an candidate who runs in a district where he or she has not previously held residence; one of several Northern politicians who migrated to the South during Reconstruction and held public office
"though he lived and worked in Los Angeles for sixteen years, the candidate for Attorney General is no carpetbagger; he was born and raised in this state and graduated from the state university."
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Definition of carpetbagger:

(n) : an candidate who runs in a district where he or she has not previously held residence; one of several Northern politicians who migrated to the South during Reconstruction and held public office
"though he lived and worked in Los Angeles for sixteen years, the candidate for Attorney General is no carpetbagger; he was born and raised in this state and graduated from the state university."
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