transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌba-gər ]
noun
Etymology: from their carrying all their belongings in carpetbags
Date: 1868
1. : a Northerner in the South after the American Civil War usually seeking private gain under the reconstruction governments
2. : outsider ; especially : a nonresident or new resident who seeks private gain from an area often by meddling in its business or politics
• car·pet·bag·gery -ˌba-g(ə-)rē noun