carpetbagger
/ˈkɑːpɪtˌbægə(r)/noun
1- derogatory, chiefly N. Amer. a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections〈贬, 主北美〉（在与当地没有联系的地区寻求当选的）外来候选人。
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- historical (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction〈史, 美〉（以期从内战后南方重建中获利的）北方投机家。
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- a person perceived as an unscrupulous opportunist投机分子：
the organization is rife with carpetbaggers.
该组织充斥着投机分子。
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- Brit. a person who becomes a member of a mutually owned building society or insurance company in order to gain financially in the event of the organization demutualizing〈英〉外来投机分子（指加入共同所有制的建房互助会或保险公司, 以便在机构取消共同所有制时乘机牟利的人）。
词源
mid 19th cent.: originally applied to people from the northern states of the US who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.