NOUN
  • Definition - (history) An immigrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
  • Definition - (by extension) One who comes to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
  • Example - He's just a carpetbagger who was surprised to find that Southerns are not like the cast of “The Dukes of Hazzard” or “Deliverance”.
Words in your word
12 Letter Words
carpetbagger 20
9 Letter Words
carpetbag 16 crabeater 13
8 Letter Words
becarpet 14 acerbate 12 braggart 12 recarpet 12
5 Letter Words
becap 11 acerb 9 apace 9 barca 9 brace 9 bract 9 caber 9 caper 9 crape 9 creep 9 crepe 9 crept 9 epact 9 pacer 9 peace 9 rebec 9 recap 9 agape 8 barge 8 begat 8 beget 8 cager 8 gaper 8 grace 8 grape 8 grebe 8 pager 8 parge 8 peage 8 repeg 8 abate 7 aceta 7 agger 7 apart 7 apter 7 areca 7 arepa 7 barer 7 barre 7 beret 7 carat 7 carer 7 caret 7 carte 7 cater 7 crate 7 eggar 7 egger 7 erect 7 etape 7
4 Letter Words
beep 8 cape 8 carb 8 carp 8 cepe 8 crab 8 crap 8 paca 8 pace 8 pact 8 perc 8 berg 7 brag 7 cage 7 crag 7 gape 7 garb 7 grab 7 page 7 peag 7 abet 6 acre 6 acta 6 aper 6 atap 6 bare 6 bate 6 bear 6 beat 6 beer 6 beet 6 beta 6 brae 6 brat 6 bree 6 care 6 carr 6 cart 6 cate 6 cere 6 cert 6 cete 6 gaga 6 gage 6 para 6 pare 6 parr 6 part 6 pate 6 pear 6
3 Letter Words
bap 7 cab 7 cap 7 cep 7 pac 7 pec 7 bag 6 beg 6 gab 6 gap 6 peg 6 aba 5 ace 5 act 5 ape 5 apt 5 arb 5 arc 5 baa 5 bar 5 bat 5 bee 5 bet 5 bra 5 brr 5 car 5 cat 5 cee 5 egg 5 gag 5 par 5 pat 5 pea 5 pee 5 per 5 pet 5 rap 5 reb 5 rec 5 rep 5 tab 5 tap 5 tec 5 aga 4 age 4 erg 4 gae 4 gar 4 gat 4 gee 4
2 Letter Words
ab 4 ba 4 be 4 pa 4 pe 4 ag 3 aa 2 ae 2 ar 2 at 2 er 2 et 2 re 2 ta 2 te 2
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