CARPETBAG


Meaning of CARPETBAG in English

I. -ˌbag noun

Date: 1829

: a traveler's bag made of carpet and widely used in the United States in the 19th century

II. adjective

or car·pet·bag·ging -ˌba-giŋ

Date: 1870

: of, relating to, or characteristic of carpetbaggers

a carpetbag government

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.