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PRONUNCIATION OF CARPETBAGGER

carpetbagger  [ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARPETBAGGER

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Carpetbagger is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CARPETBAGGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

carpetbagger

Carpetbagger

In United States history, a carpetbagger was a Northerner who moved to the South after the U.S. Civil War, especially during the Reconstruction era, in order to profit from the instability and power vacuum that existed at this time. The term carpetbagger was a pejorative term referring to the carpet bags which many of these newcomers carried. The term came to be associated with opportunism and exploitation by outsiders. The term is still used today to refer to an outsider perceived as using manipulation or fraud to obtain an objective. Together with Republicans, carpetbaggers were said to have politically manipulated and controlled former Confederate states for varying periods for their own financial and power gains. In sum, carpetbaggers were seen as insidious Northern outsiders with questionable objectives meddling in local politics, buying up plantations at fire-sale prices and taking advantage of Southerners. The term carpetbaggers was also used to describe the Republican political appointees who came South, arriving with their travel carpet bags. Southerners considered them ready to loot and plunder the defeated South. In modern usage in the U.S.

Definition of carpetbagger in the English dictionary

The first definition of carpetbagger in the dictionary is a politician who seeks public office in a locality where he has no real connections. Other definition of carpetbagger is a person who makes a short-term investment in a mutual savings or life-assurance organization in order to benefit from free shares issued following the organization's conversion to a public limited company. Carpetbagger is also a Northern White who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from Reconstruction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CARPETBAGGER


bagger
ˈbæɡə
bragger
ˈbræɡə
cragger
ˈkræɡə
dagger
ˈdæɡə
dragger
ˈdræɡə
flagger
ˈflæɡə
gagger
ˈɡæɡə
Jagger
ˈdʒæɡə
lagger
ˈlæɡə
Munro-bagger
mʌnˈrəʊˌbæɡə
nagger
ˈnæɡə
quagga
ˈkwæɡə
ragga
ˈræɡə
saggar
ˈsæɡə
sagger
ˈsæɡə
sandbagger
ˈsændˌbæɡə
stagger
ˈstæɡə
swagger
ˈswæɡə
tagger
ˈtæɡə
wagger
ˈwæɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARPETBAGGER

carpet beetle
carpet bombing
carpet bowling
carpet bug
carpet knight
carpet moth
carpet plot
carpet python
carpet shark
carpet slipper
carpet snake
carpet tiles
carpet-sweeper
carpet-weaver
carpetbag
carpetbaggery
carpetbagging
carpeting
carpetmonger
carpetweed

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARPETBAGGER

agger
bigger
blogger
cloak-and-dagger
debugger
defragger
digger
double dagger
flogger
footdragger
hugger
jogger
ligger
logger
outrigger
tigger
trigger
wigwagger
yagger
zigzagger

Synonyms and antonyms of carpetbagger in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «carpetbagger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARPETBAGGER

Find out the translation of carpetbagger to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of carpetbagger from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «carpetbagger» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

carpetbagger
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aventurero
570 millions of speakers

English

carpetbagger
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

carpetbagger
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المستفيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

саквояжник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

carpetbagger
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

carpetbagger
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

profiteurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Carpetbagger
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

politischer Abenteurer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カーペットバッガー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

carpetbagger
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Carpetbagger
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

túi xách
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

carpetbagger
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्पेटबॅगर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

carpetbagger
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

profittatore politico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

carpetbagger
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

саквояжніков
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

carpetbagger
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψευτοπολιτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

carpetbagger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Carpet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Carpetbagger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of carpetbagger

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARPETBAGGER»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARPETBAGGER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about carpetbagger

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARPETBAGGER»

Discover the use of carpetbagger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to carpetbagger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Emma Spaulding Bryant: Civil War Bride, Carpetbagger's Wife, ...
"In this collection of letters, Emma's writings reveal a woman of determination, faith, and integrity who embraced her own causes of women's rights and temperance while maintaining full support for her husband's controversial agenda.
Emma Frances Spaulding Bryant, Ruth Douglas Currie, 2004
2
Edge of the Sword: The Ordeal of Carpetbagger Marshall H. ...
Ted Tunnell's superbly researched biography of Marshall H. Twitchell is a major addition to Reconstruction literature.
Ted Tunnell, 2004
3
Carpetbagger of conscience: a biography of John Emory Bryant
This is a biography of John Emory Bryant, a veteran of the Civil war who became a Carpetbagger in Georgia during the Reconstruction era.
Ruth Currie-McDaniel, 1999
4
Look Away, Dixieland: A Carpetbagger's Great-grandson ...
In Look Away, Dixieland Vermont-native James Twitchell sets out from his home in Florida on the inauguration day of America's first black president to find the "real" South and to try to figure out the truth about his illustrious ancestor, ...
James B. Twitchell, 2011
5
Carpetbagger's Wife
After the Civil War, Caddie Marsh returns to her family plantation to build a new life for herself and her children, but finds her brother-in-law and his wife have already claimed the house.
Deborah Hale, 2002
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The carpetbagger's children: &, The actor : two plays
In a series of haunting dramatic monologues, The Carpetbagger's Childrentells the story of three daughters who struggle against the pressures of modern life to uphold their father's dying wish.
Horton Foote, 2003
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The Carpetbagger; A Novel
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ...cried.
Opie Percival Read, 2012
8
The Carpetbaggers
A LEGENDARY MASTERPIECE A STORY OF MONEY AND POWER, SEX AND DEATH Jonas Cord coveted his father's fame, fortune, even his young, beautiful wife.
Harold Robbins, 2007
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American History According to Wikipedia: The history of ...
Duke University Press, 1998; violence in Arkansas. • Brown, Canter, Jr. " Carpetbagger Intrigues, Black Leadership, and a Southern Loyalist Triumph: Florida's Gubernatorial Election of 1872" Florida Historical Quarterly, 1994 72 (3): 275–301.
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The A to Z of the Civil War and Reconstruction
Elisha M. Pease: The Scalawag as Unionist B. The Carpetbagger: Northerners Who Came South during Reconstruction 1. A Doubtful Stereotype 2. Albert Morgan: The Carpetbagger as Idealist 3. Albion Tourgée: The Carpetbagger as ...
William L. Richter, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARPETBAGGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term carpetbagger is used in the context of the following news items.
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SUNDAY MORNING CHRISTIANS
It was horns and hand jesters, cussing and screaming, and yes, suggestions of a Yankee carpetbagger may have been uttered. HOLD THAT ... «Naples Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Learning the Ropes
One guy carried a “Benghazi” sign and shouted “Carpetbagger!,” “Where were you at 3 o'clock in the morning when the phone rang?” and “Tell ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Scottish Greens chiefs reject calls to re-run Holyrood selection …
The result caused anger among some local members, who accused her being a "carpetbagger" and claimed she had an unfair advantage in ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
4
Staying True: West Michigan craft brewers, distillers seek to maintain …
If you're an out-of-state brewer and you come here, do you get labeled as a carpetbagger by coming here? Spaulding: It's a tough state to crack ... «MiBiz, Jul 15»
5
Presidential candidates campaign in July Fourth parades
Alluding to her time representing New York in the Senate, he screamed repeatedly, "Carpetbagger!" Another man on the route yelled, "What ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
6
Canada's Vasek Pospisil powers into Wimbledon round of 16 …
... the rosy anticipation from a crowd that, while not overtly hostile, was definitely trying to get in the head of the carpetbagger from the Colonies. «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
7
Fourth of July prime time for politics
Alluding to her time representing New York in the Senate, he screamed repeatedly, "Carpetbagger!" Another man on the route yelled, "What ... «Seacoastonline.com, Jul 15»
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Today in TV History: Ron Silver, 'West Wing' Carpetbagger
Of all the great things about television, the greatest is that it's on every single day. TV history is being made, day in and day out, in ways big and ... «Decider, Jul 15»
9
Ruth: Jolly draws opposition from both sides of Tampa Bay
Sink lived in Hillsborough County and was somewhat unfairly tagged as a carpetbagger in her race against Jolly. She pointed out she was ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
10
Kudos to council over BIA letter
Thank you for endeavoring to hold at bay the numerous carpetbagger developers from further blighting our Encinitas neighborhoods with many ... «Coast News, Jul 15»

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