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Noun:

  • by extension One who comes to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain; one who carpetbags
  • especially|US A candidate who runs in a district where he or she has not previously held residence.
  • often capitalized One of several Northern politicians who migrated to the South during Reconstruction and held public office.
  • pejorative|by extension a Northerner with no Southern ties who migrates to the South for work.

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