carpetbagger

A noun referring to an outsider who seeks power, influence, or financial success in a new area, often in a presumptuous or opportunistic manner.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Fremden bezeichnet, der in einem neuen Bereich selbstgefällig oder opportunistisch nach Macht, Einfluss oder finanziellem Erfolg strebt.

1. Political opportunist C1 formal american

   An outsider who moves into a new area, especially for political or financial gain, often seen as presumptuous or exploitative.

   • The candidate was dismissed as a carpetbagger by local voters.
   • Many considered him a carpetbagger who only cared about winning the election.
   • She was accused of being a carpetbagger when she ran for office in a state she had just moved to.

   🇩🇪Politischer Abenteurer

   Synonyme: arrivisteinterloperopportunistparvenuupstart

2. Business opportunist C1 informal american

   A person who enters a new business or market solely to make quick profits, often without long-term commitment.

   • The developer was seen as a carpetbagger who built cheap houses and left.
   • Carpetbaggers flooded the region after the economic boom.
   • He was labeled a carpetbagger for his short-term investment strategies.

   🇩🇪Geschäftemacher ohne langfristiges Engagement

   Synonyme: hustleropportunistprofiteerspeculatorwheeler dealer

• carpetbaggers plural form
• carpetbaggers' possessive plural form
• carpetbagger's possessive singular form