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carpetbagger

[kahr-pit-bag-er] / ˈkɑr pɪtˌbæg ər /


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What’s more, to dismiss the photographer as some kind of carpetbagger was, arguably, to misunderstand the West.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2023

“People do worry about a top-down approach,” Hernandez added, lamenting the L.A. carpetbagger attitude of “‘we know what we’re doing, we don’t need your input.’

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Mr. Fetterman, who is recovering from a stroke he suffered in May, has cast Mr. Oz as a carpetbagger and out of touch with everyday people.

From Washington Times • Sep. 3, 2022

From Heizer’s perspective, the family history proves he’s not a carpetbagger like some other artists who headed west to make earthworks, Robert Smithson prominent among them.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022

Tarbell in 1887 called himself a conservative carpetbagger, one who found himself in the minority.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 by Various