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How to say: carpetbagger
Spelling:
Carpetbagger
Syllables
carpetbagger
US accent
/kˈɑːɹpɪtbˌæɡɚ/
UK accent
/kˈɑːpɪtbˌaɡə/
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Definition
Definition — an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously
e.g. “after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south”