carpetbag

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

carpetbag
    adj 1: following the practices or characteristic of
           carpetbaggers; "carpetbag adventurers"; "a carpetbag
           government"
    2: presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new
       locality; "a carpetbag stranger"; "a capetbag politician"
       [syn: {carpetbag}, {carpetbagging}]
    n 1: traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Carpetbag \Car"pet*bag`\, n.
   A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally
   made of carpet.
   [1913 Webster]