"carpetbag" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: carpet + bag Etymology templates: {{compound|en|carpet|bag}} carpet + bag Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} carpetbag (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly US) Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers. Tags: US, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-carpetbag-en-adj-bOVOOqPt Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: carpet-bag [archaic]

Noun [English]

Forms: carpetbags [plural]
Etymology: carpet + bag Etymology templates: {{compound|en|carpet|bag}} carpet + bag Head templates: {{en-noun}} carpetbag (plural carpetbags)
  1. A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19ᵗʰ century. Categories (topical): Bags Derived forms: carpetbag steak Translations (a type of bag): sac de voyage (en tissu) [masculine] (French), (aus Teppichresten gefertigte) Reisetasche [feminine] (German), sakvojažas [masculine] (Lithuanian), چانطه (çanta) (Ottoman Turkish), саквоя́ж (sakvojáž) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-carpetbag-en-noun-mhLr4tg2 Disambiguation of Bags: 22 45 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: carpet-bag [archaic]

Verb [English]

Forms: carpetbags [present, singular, third-person], carpetbagging [participle, present], carpetbagged [participle, past], carpetbagged [past]
Etymology: carpet + bag Etymology templates: {{compound|en|carpet|bag}} carpet + bag Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} carpetbag (third-person singular simple present carpetbags, present participle carpetbagging, simple past and past participle carpetbagged)
  1. (chiefly US) To come to a place or organisation with which one has no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain. Tags: US Derived forms: carpetbagger, carpetbaggism
    Sense id: en-carpetbag-en-verb-SCRL1~ZC Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 32 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: carpet-bag [archaic]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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