/ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡə/ n.1.<贬>(politician)外来政客, 外来政治候选人(试图在没有当地关系的地区谋取公职者)
He was denounced as a carpetbagger.他的外来政客身份遭到了公开指责。
2.<英>(investor)(在互助储蓄或人寿保险机构进行短期投资的)投机客
The building society's growth in business was due to carpetbaggers, who opened savings accounts.建房互助会的业务增长是因为投机客开立了储蓄账户。
3.<美>(after Civil War)(美国南北战争后为了从重建中获利而去南部的)北方投机分子, 提包客
He had come to Washington, not as a common carpetbagger, but a man well known.他来到了华盛顿, 不是作为一个普通的北方投机分子, 而是作为一个名人。