plural carpetbaggers
Definition of carpetbagger
1
disapproving
: a Northerner in the South after the American Civil War usually seeking private gain under the Reconstruction governments
2
disapproving
: outsider
especially
: a nonresident or new resident who seeks private gain from an area often by meddling in its business or politics
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The first known use of carpetbagger was in 1867
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