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carpetbagger

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɑɹpɪtˌbæɡɚ/Part of speech nounSorted aabceeggprrtStarts with CEnds with R0 clues
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Definitions

  1. an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously

Word origin

From carpetbag + -er, because many carried their belongings in cheap luggage made from carpet fabric.

Used in a sentence

  • “You are way behind the times,” he said. “There is no Klan in Atlanta now. Probably not in Georgia. You’ve been listening to the Klan outrage stories of your Scallawag and Carpetbagger friends.”

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