car ‧ pet ‧ bag ‧ ger /ˈkɑːpətˌbæɡə, ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡə $ ˈkɑːrpɪtˌbæɡər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . someone from the northern US who went to the southern US after the Civil War in order to make money, especially in a dishonest way
2 . someone who moves to a different place to try to be politically successful – used in order to show disapproval
3 . British English someone who opens an account at a ↑ building society because they think that the building society will soon become a bank, and then they will receive money or ↑ share s in the bank