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”.
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13 Letter Words
carpetbaggers 21
12 Letter Words
carpetbagger 20
10 Letter Words
carpetbags 17 crabeaters 14
9 Letter Words
carpetbag 16 becarpets 15 acerbates 13 braggarts 13 crabeater 13 recarpets 13 staggerer 11
5 Letter Words
becap 11 acerb 9 apace 9 barca 9 beeps 9 brace 9 bract 9 caber 9 caper 9 capes 9 carbs 9 carps 9 cepes 9 crabs 9 crape 9 craps 9 creep 9 crepe 9 crept 9 epact 9 pacas 9 pacer 9 paces 9 pacts 9 peace 9 percs 9 rebec 9 recap 9 scape 9 scarp 9 scrap 9 space 9 spect 9 agape 8 barge 8 begat 8 beget 8 bergs 8 brags 8 cager 8 cages 8 crags 8 gaper 8 gapes 8 garbs 8 grabs 8 grace 8 grape 8 grasp 8 grebe 8
4 Letter Words
baps 8 beep 8 cabs 8 cape 8 caps 8 carb 8 carp 8 cepe 8 ceps 8 crab 8 crap 8 paca 8 pace 8 pacs 8 pact 8 pecs 8 perc 8 scab 8 spec 8 bags 7 begs 7 berg 7 brag 7 cage 7 crag 7 gabs 7 gape 7 gaps 7 garb 7 gasp 7 grab 7 page 7 peag 7 pegs 7 scag 7 abas 6 abet 6 aces 6 acre 6 acta 6 acts 6 aper 6 apes 6 apse 6 arbs 6 arcs 6 atap 6 baas 6 bare 6 bars 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 abs 5 ace 5 act 5 ape 5 apt 5 arb 5 arc 5 asp 5 baa 5 bar 5 bas 5 bat 5 bee 5 bes 5 bet 5 bra 5 brr 5 car 5 cat 5 cee 5 egg 5 gag 5 par 5 pas 5 pat 5 pea 5 pee 5 per 5 pes 5 pet 5 pst 5 rap 5 reb 5 rec 5 rep 5 sab 5 sac 5 sap 5
2 Letter Words
ab 4 ba 4 be 4 pa 4 pe 4 ag 3 aa 2 ae 2 ar 2 as 2 at 2 er 2 es 2 et 2 re 2 ta 2 te 2
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