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CARPETBAGGER

\kˈɑːpɪtbˌaɡə], \kˈɑːpɪtbˌaɡə], \k_ˈɑː_p_ɪ_t_b_ˌa_ɡ_ə]\

Definitions of CARPETBAGGER

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary

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A political adventurer from the North in the Southern States after the Civil War; a term of contempt.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

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