How to Pronounce Carpetbaggers

To pronounce "carpetbaggers", say CARP-etb-agg-ers — 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Letters

CARP-etb-agg-ers

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💡 Tip for remembering “carpetbaggers”

"carpetbaggers" has 4 syllables: carp-etb-agg-ers. It rhymes with staggers and jaegers, if that helps it stick.

What does carpetbaggers mean?

noun

  1. (history) An immigrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
  2. (by extension) One who comes to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.

    “He's just a carpetbagger who was surprised to find that Southerns are not like the cast of “The Dukes of Hazzard” or “Deliverance”.”

Words that rhyme with carpetbaggers

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

staggersjaegersswaggersdaggersflaggerslaggersbaggersnaggerstaggerssandbaggersbraggersmagers

Related words

carpetbagcarpetbaggingbaggerscolonizerscolonialistsbackpackerscolonialsplutocrats

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "carpetbaggers"?▾

"Carpetbaggers" has 4 syllables: carp · etb · agg · ers.

What does "carpetbaggers" mean?▾

Carpetbaggers: (history) An immigrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.

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