Grade 7
(car-pet-bag-ger) 4 syllables

Definition

noun. a Northerner in the South after the American Civil War usually seeking private gain under the reconstruction governments

Example Sentence

The Southerners did not appreciate the carpetbagger interfering with them.

Synonyms

Northern; Yankee profiteer; Yankee opportunist

Antonyms

Southern

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