Overview of noun carpetbag

The noun carpetbag has 1 sense

• carpetbag -- (traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century)

Overview of adj carpetbag

The adj carpetbag has 2 senses

• carpetbag -- (following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers; "carpetbag adventurers"; "a carpetbag government")


• carpetbag, carpetbagging -- (presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality; "a carpetbag stranger"; "a capetbag politician")