Definitions from Wiktionary (carpetbagger)
▸ noun: (politics, history, chiefly US, offensive) A migrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
▸ noun: (derogatory, by extension) One who comes to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
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▸ noun: (politics, history, chiefly US, offensive) A migrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
▸ noun: (derogatory, by extension) One who comes to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
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carpet bagger,
carpetbaggism,
carpetbagism,
scalawag,
carpetmonger,
sandbagger,
walking carpet,
copperhead,
carpet muncher,
bagger,
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