carpetbagger

car·pet·bag·ger

 (kär′pĭt-băg′ər)

n.

1. A Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War for political or financial advantage.

2. An outsider, especially a politician, who presumptuously seeks a position or success in a new locality.

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[So called because they carried their belongings in carpetbags.]

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car′pet·bag′ger·y n.

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carpetbagger

(ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡə)

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a politician who seeks public office in a locality where he or she has no real connections

2. (Insurance) Brit a person who makes a short-term investment in a mutual savings or life-assurance organization in order to benefit from free shares issued following the organization's conversion to a public limited company

3. (Banking & Finance) Brit a person who makes a short-term investment in a mutual savings or life-assurance organization in order to benefit from free shares issued following the organization's conversion to a public limited company

4. (Historical Terms) US a Northern White who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from Reconstruction

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car•pet•bag•ger

(ˈkɑr pɪtˌbæg ər)

n.

1. a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the unsettled conditions.

2. any person, esp. a politician, who takes up residence in a place opportunistically.

[1865–70, Amer.]

car′pet•bag`ger•y, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

carpetbagger - an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously; "after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south" opportunist, self-seeker - a person who places expediency above principle

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Translations

volební kandidát

lykkerideropportunist

Opportunist

politikai kalandor

politikas perėjūnas

deputata kandidats

lykkeridderopportunist

politický kariérista

akbaba politikacı

外来政客

carpetbagger

[ˈkɑːpɪtˌbægəʳ] N

1. (US) (Pol) → aventurero/a m/f político/a

2. (Fin) (pej) oportunista que trata de sacar beneficio de una operación de conversión de una sociedad de crédito hipotecario en entidad bancaria

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carpetbagger

[ˈkɑːpɪtˌbægəʳ] n (Pol) → profittatore/trice (politico/a)

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carpetbagger

(ˈkaːpitˌbagə) , ((American) ˈka:rpitˌbagər) noun

politician who moves to a place where he/she sees an opportunity to promote his/her career. politieke indringer سِياسيٌّ مُتَنَقِّلٌ لِتَحْسينِ مَوْقِعِهِ политически кандидат aventureiro político volební kandidát der Oportunist/in lykkerider; opportunist πολιτικός τυχοδιώκτης oportunista poliitiline seikleja, saamamees رجاله؛ فرصت طلب opportuniste מְחָפֵש הִזְדָמנוּת לְרֵווָח अपने केरियर की खातिर दूसरी जगह चला जाने वाला राजनीतिज्ञ politički avanturist politikai kalandor politisi kutu loncat politicante 渡り政治家 (정치) 전입 후보자 politikas perėjūnas (ārpus sava vēlēšanu apgabala dzīvojošs) deputāta kandidāts ahli politik jalanan verkiezingskandidaat van buiten het district lykkeridder; opportunist kandydat na posła szukający poparcia w nieswoim okręgu wyborczym موقع политический авантюрист volebný kandidát, agitátor z iného volebného obvodu politik, ki ni iz kraja, kjer agitira preletač politisk lycksökare นักการเมืองที่ย้ายจากพรรคหนึ่งไปอีกพรรคนหนึ่ง akbaba politikacı 外來政客 політичний діяч, не зв'язаний походженням чи проживанням зі своєю виборчою округою ابن الوقت سیاست دان ứng cử viên 外来政客

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