carpetbagger
/ˈkɑːpɪtbæɡə(r)/noun
उच्चारण कार्पिट्बैगर
बाहरी नेता (जो केवल चुनाव लड़ने के लिए किसी क्षेत्र में आए)
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[C] disapproving
a politician who tries to be elected in an area where they are not known and where people think they have no real connection
बाहरी नेता (जो केवल चुनाव लड़ने के लिए किसी क्षेत्र में आए)
- Local voters rejected him as a carpetbagger from the capital.
Synonyms outsider opportunist
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[C] disapproving
a person who moves to a place or joins an organization only to make money or gain an advantage for themselves
अवसरवादी, मौकापरस्त (बाहरी व्यक्ति)
- The new investors were seen as carpetbaggers who cared nothing for the town.
Synonyms opportunist profiteer exploiter
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⌂Word origin and word building
From the northern Americans who went to the southern states after the American Civil War to make money, carrying their belongings in bags made of carpet.
यह शब्द उन उत्तरी अमेरिकियों से आया है जो American Civil War के बाद पैसा कमाने के लिए दक्षिणी राज्यों में गए और अपना सामान कालीन के कपड़े से बने थैलों में ले गए।