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How to say: carpetbaggers
Spelling:
Carpetbaggers
Syllables
carpetbaggers
US accent
/kˈɑːɹpɪtbˌæɡɚz/
UK accent
/kˈɑːpɪtbˌaɡəz/
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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”