What does it mean to call someone a carpetbagger?
An outsider who pretends to be an insider is a carpetbagger; he's a person who tries to take advantage of a group by joining it only for his own personal benefit. Northerners who moved south during Reconstruction in the 1860s and 70s were the original carpetbaggers, named for their suitcases.
What does it mean to call someone a carpetbagger?An outsider who...
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