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CARPETBAG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("carpetbag" is a kind of...):
bag; grip; suitcase; traveling bag; travelling bag (a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
Example:
a capetbag politician
Synonyms:
carpetbag; carpetbagging
Classified under:
Similar:
expedient (serving to promote your interest)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
Example:
a carpetbag government
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
carpetbagger (an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously)
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