carpetbagger
/ˈkɑrpɪtˌbæɡər/
noun
- A person from the northern United States who moved to the South after the Civil War to profit from Reconstruction, often viewed negatively.
- Many carpetbaggers were involved in politics and business during Reconstruction.
- The term 'carpetbagger' originally referred to someone carrying a cheap carpetbag.
- History books describe carpetbaggers as Northerners who took advantage of the postwar South.
- A person who moves to a new area for personal gain, especially in politics or business, without genuine local ties.
- He was accused of being a carpetbagger who only cared about making money.
- The company brought in a carpetbagger to run the factory, ignoring local managers.
- The local voters distrusted the candidate, calling him a carpetbagger from the big city.
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