名詞 carpetbagger:

1. an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously

car.pet.bag.ger

n.（名詞）
A Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War for political or financial advantage.
投機家，冒險家：美國內戰(zhàn)后為政治或經濟上的利益而去南方的北方人
An outsider, especially a politician, who presumptuously seeks a position or success in a new locality.
外來政客：外來者，尤指外來政客，在新地區(qū)自行其是地追求地位或成功

來源：
[So called because they carried their belongings in a carpetbag]
[由于他們把財物裝在毯制手提包里而得名]

【引伸】
car.petbag.gery
n.（名詞）