noun Etymology: from their carrying all their belongings in carpetbags Date: 1868 a Northerner in the South after the American Civil War usually seeking private gain under the reconstruction governments, outsider , ~y noun
CARPETBAGGER
Meaning of CARPETBAGGER in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012