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carpetbag
adjective
noun
Presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
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adjective
Presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
“A carpetbag stranger”
adjective
Following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
“Carpetbag adventurers”
noun
Traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
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A carpetbag stranger
A carpetbag politician
Carpetbag adventurers
A carpetbag government
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