Read the dictionary definition of carpetbag. All definitions for this word.
1. traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
2. presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
1. a carpetbag stranger
2. a capetbag politician
3. following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
1. carpetbag adventurers
2. a carpetbag government