n. a Northerner in the South after the American Civil War usually seeking private gain under the reconstruction governments
The Southerners did not appreciate the carpetbagger interfering with them.
The Southerners did not appreciate the carpetbagger interfering with them.
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Northern; Yankee profiteer; Yankee opportunist
Southern
4 syllables
car-pet-bag-ger
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