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How to pronounce “carpetbag”
Hear “carpetbag” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for carpetbag
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of carpetbag with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 1 YouTube example
- Real speech example
- Fostering Conection
And I don't have Mary Poppins's carpetbag,
- Definition summary
- A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19th century.
Example 1 of 1
How to pronounce carpetbag
Fostering Conection
And I don't have Mary Poppins's carpetbag,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “carpetbag”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19th century.
- [Verb]
- (chiefly US) To come to a place or organisation with which one has no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
- [Adjective]
- (chiefly US) Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers.
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