Carpetbag - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkɑːrpɪtbæɡ|  American pronunciation of the word carpetbag
Brit.  |ˈkɑːpɪtbæɡ|  British pronunciation of the word carpetbag

noun

- traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century

adjective

- presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
a carpetbag stranger

Word forms

noun
singular: carpetbag
plural: carpetbags
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