Carpetbaggers

car;pet;bag;ger pronunciation: function: noun etymology: from their carrying all their belongings in carpetbagsdate: 1868 1 : a northerner in the south after the american civil war usually seeking private gain under the reconstruction governments2 : outsider; especially : a nonresident or new resident who seeks private gain from an area often by meddling in its business or politics— car;pet;bag;gery noun