carpetbagger

noun

car·pet·bag·ger ˈkär-pət-ˌba-gər

plural carpetbaggers

disapproving : a Northerner in the South after the American Civil War usually seeking private gain under the Reconstruction governments

disapproving : outsider

especially : a nonresident or new resident who seeks private gain from an area often by meddling in its business or politics

carpetbaggery

ˈkär-pət-ˌba-g(ə-)rē

noun

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However, Boebert, despite being called a carpetbagger for switching to the 4th District, defeated five opponents in the GOP primary, winning three times as many votes as the next-closest candidate. —

Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024 Casey has billed his opponent as an out-of-touch carpetbagger, hammering McCormick over his previous Connecticut residency. —

Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024 The two Democrats don’t like each other, and Newton dismisses Gaston as an inexperienced newcomer and carpetbagger who did not move to Bridgeport until 2014. —

Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024 In explaining why so many candidates are trying to make the carpetbagger label stick this year, some analysts point to the success that now-Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) enjoyed in 2022 in his race against celebrity physician Mehmet Oz. —

Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for carpetbagger