car‧pet‧bag‧ger /ˈkɑːpətˌbæɡə, ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡə $ ˈkɑːrpɪtˌbæɡər/ noun [countable]

1. someone from the northern US who went to the southern US after the Civil War in order to make money, especially in a dishonest way

2. someone who moves to a different place to try to be politically successful – used in order to show disapproval

3. British English someone who opens an account at a building society because they think that the building society will soon become a bank, and then they will receive money or shares in the bank

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲