'Carpetbag' definitions:
Definition of 'carpetbag'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers; "carpetbag adventurers"; "a carpetbag government"
adjective
Presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality; "a carpetbag stranger"; "a capetbag politician" [syn: carpetbag, carpetbagging]
noun
Traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
Definition of 'Carpetbag'
From: GCIDE
- Carpetbag \Car"pet*bag`\, n. A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet. [1913 Webster]