carpetbagger
carpetbagger
noun
noun
- (derogatory, chiefly N. Amer.)a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections
(贬，主 北美)（在没有当地联系的地区寻求当选的）外来候选人
■(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
■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。
■(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）
- 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
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