| 单词 | carpetbagger |
| 释义 | carpetbagger (once / 20700 pages) n An outsider who pretends to be an insider is a carpetbagger; he's a person who tries to take advantage of a group by joining it only for his own personal benefit. Northerners who moved south during Reconstruction in the 1860s and 70s were the original carpetbaggers, named for their suitcases. It was a derogatory term then, and it continues to be used with contempt today. You can use the noun carpetbagger to describe a politician who is running for Governor in a state where he's only lived for six months. WORD FAMILYcarpetbagger: carpetbaggers USAGE EXAMPLES“This is a carpetbagger coming in to run our City Court and hundreds of thousands of dollars.” Salon(Nov 25, 2016) Caforio moved to the district only last year, which prompted critics to label him a carpetbagger. Washington Times(Nov 09, 2016) The partisan demographics may help Mr. Hollingsworth, but Ms. Yoder has made it a close race by playing up the carpetbagger theme. New York Times(Nov 06, 2016) n an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south Hyper opportunist, self-seeker a person who places expediency above principle |
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