carpetbags (0 synonym found)

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Definition of carpetbags:

(v) : (chiefly US) 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.
(adj) : (chiefly US) Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers.
(n) : A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19ᵗʰ century.

Definition of carpetbags:

(v) : (chiefly US) 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.
(adj) : (chiefly US) Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers.
(n) : A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19ᵗʰ century.

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