CARPETBAGGER β Definition of CARPETBAGGER
noun
1
(history) An immigrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861β5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
2
(by extension) One who comes to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
He's just a carpetbagger who was surprised to find that Southerns are not like the cast of βThe Dukes of Hazzardβ or βDeliveranceβ.
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