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)