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Carpetbagger
UK
/ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡə/
US
/ˈkɑrpɪtˌbæɡər/
Translation of "carpetbagger" into Russian
carpetbagger
Noun
UK
/ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡə/
US
/ˈkɑrpɪtˌbæɡər/
carpetbagger
carpetbaggers pl
пришлый политикан
The candidate was seen as a carpetbagger by the local residents.
Кандидат рассматривался местными жителями как пришлый политикан.
In the post-war South, many Northerners were labeled as carpetbaggers.
В послевоенном Юге многих северян называли чемоданщиками.
Definitions
carpetbagger
Noun
UK
/ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡə/
US
/ˈkɑrpɪtˌbæɡər/
A political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections.
The residents were skeptical of the carpetbagger who moved to their town just to run for office.
A person perceived as an outsider who seeks to profit from a region's instability or misfortune.
After the hurricane, many carpetbaggers arrived, hoping to make money from the reconstruction efforts.
Historically, in the United States after the Civil War, a Northerner who moved to the South during Reconstruction to seek personal or political gain.
Many Southerners viewed the incoming carpetbaggers with suspicion during Reconstruction.
carpetbagger
Adjective
UK
/ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡə/
US
/ˈkɑrpɪtˌbæɡər/
Relating to, characteristic of, or resembling a carpetbagger.
The proposal was rejected as a carpetbagger scheme by local residents.
Idioms and phrases
political carpetbagger
The candidate was accused of being a political carpetbagger.
политический искатель выгоды
Кандидата обвинили в том, что он политический искатель выгоды.
business carpetbagger
The takeover was orchestrated by a business carpetbagger.
деловой искатель выгоды
Захват был организован деловым искателем выгоды.
carpetbagger mentality
That region is wary of the carpetbagger mentality.
менталитет искателя выгоды
Этот регион осторожен с менталитетом искателя выгоды.
corporate carpetbagger
They warned against the influence of corporate carpetbaggers.
корпоративный искатель выгоды
Они предостерегали от влияния корпоративных искателей выгоды.
opportunistic carpetbagger
Critics labeled him an opportunistic carpetbagger.
оппортунистический искатель выгоды
Критики назвали его оппортунистическим искателем выгоды.