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.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um forasteiro que busca poder, influência ou sucesso financeiro em uma nova região, frequentemente de forma presunçosa ou oportunista.

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.

   🇵🇹Aventureiro político

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Aventureiro

   Sinônimos: hustleropportunistprofiteerspeculatorwheeler dealer

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