carpetbag
adjective
1. following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
- carpetbag adventurers
- a carpetbag government
2. presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
- a carpetbag stranger
Similar word(s): expedient, carpetbagging
Sentences with carpetbag as an adjective:
- carpetbag travels
noun
1. traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
verb
1. 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.