CARPETBAG
Dictionary entry overview: What does carpetbag mean? • CARPETBAG (noun)
The noun CARPETBAG has 1 sense:
1. traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
Familiarity information: CARPETBAG used as a noun is very rare.
• CARPETBAG (adjective)
The adjective CARPETBAG has 1 sense:
1. following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
Familiarity information: CARPETBAG used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CARPETBAG (noun)
Meaning:
Traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("carpetbag" is a kind of...):
bag; grip; suitcase; traveling bag (a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes)
• CARPETBAG (adjective)
Meaning:
Following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context examples:
carpetbag adventurers / a carpetbag government
Pertainym:
carpetbagger (an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously)
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