CARPETBAGS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Carpetbag

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈkɑːpɪtbaɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a travelling bag of a kind originally made of the thick woven fabric used for carpets.

Short Definition:

travelling bag of kind originally made of carpet-like material

Word: Carpetbag

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈkɑːpɪtbaɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

act as a carpetbagger

Short Definition:

act as carpetbagger

Examples:
  • he carpetbagged over to New Hampshire and lost a Senate race there

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