American Dictionary
Definition carpetbagger in American English
carpetbagger noun
[countable] noun
/ˈkɑrpətˌbæɡər/
1
someone who gets involved in politics in a place away from where they live, because they think they will be more successful there
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2
someone from the North of the U.S. who went to the South to get political or financial advantages after the Civil War, especially in a dishonest or immoral way
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