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Meaning of Carpetbag | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19ᵗʰ century.

Equivalents

العربية حقيبة نقّالة للمسافرين
Deutsch (aus Teppichresten gefertigte) Reisetasche
Français sac de voyage (en tissu)
Polski sakwojaż
Русский саквояж
Svenska kappsäck

Examples

“Pen jumped out of the carriage then, his carpet-bag in hand, and briskly determined to face his fortune.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

carpetbag steak carpetbagger carpetbaggery carpetbaggism carpetball carpetbeater

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