carpetbag

carpetbag has 4 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 9.

Definitions

• n.. A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet.
• n.. traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
• a.. presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality; "a carpetbag stranger"; "a capetbag politician"
• a.. following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers; "carpetbag adventurers"; "a carpetbag government"