CARPETBAGGER

/ˈkɑːpɪtbaɡə/ Scrabble 20 Words With Friends 25

Scrabble letter values: C3A1R1P3E1T1B3A1G2G2E1R1 = 20

Definition

  1. noun an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously.

Examples

  • “after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south”
  • “He's just a carpetbagger who was surprised to find that Southerns are not like the cast of “The Dukes of Hazzard” or “Deliverance”.”

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