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Carpetbagger Definition & Meaning

carpetbagger
noun
  1. an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously; "after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south"

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What does carpetbagger mean?
an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously; "after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south"
What part of speech is carpetbagger?
Carpetbagger is a noun.

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