eng: carpetbag

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has URIhttp://lexvo.org/id/term/eng/carpetbag
Meaning
means(noun) traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
carpetbag
means(adjective) following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers; "carpetbag adventurers"; "a carpetbag government"
carpetbag
means(adjective) presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality; "a carpetbag stranger"; "a capetbag politician"
carpetbagging, carpetbag

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