carpetbag

Noun

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

Translations

 * French: sac de voyage
 * German: (aus Teppichresten gefertigte) Reisetasche
 * Lithuanian: sakvojažas
 * Ottoman Turkish: چانطه
 * Russian:

Verb

 * 1)  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

 * 1)  Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers.