Someone, or some entity, which will come in during the aftermath of Covid restrictions which destroyed economic activity and killed many small businesses, which will buy up those businesses for significant discounts once restrictions are removed and economic activity is allowed again in that sector. Many of these entities will have political connections and will have helped institute these restrictions in the first place.
That corporation was a Covid Carpetbagger for that local restaurant chain, that family lost their entire livelihood.
by The Jamez October 29, 2020
A person who couldn't keep their day job, and is now 'selling' Social Media. With a mere 3 month history of Twitter usage, and Facebook presence, these "Social Media Experts" sell their services to anyone who can't run away fast enough. Don't worry, as soon as they find another job, you'll never hear from them again.
by NotYourMommasKitty April 28, 2009
In the post-US Civil War South, carpetbaggers were Northerners who moved to the South to take advantage of the unstable social, financial, and political climate. They were called "carpetbaggers" to imply that they were such poor, transient characters that they merely moved south carrying all their possessions in a carpet-bag. A carpet-bag, by the way, isn't a bag for carrying carpet, but a soft-sided suitcase or satchel made out of carpet.
Jacob, moved to the South, to take advantage of what he deemed as uneducated idiots, easily taken advantage of.
His Carpetbagger ways, got him tared & feathered, then run out of town on a rail...
His Carpetbagger ways, got him tared & feathered, then run out of town on a rail...
by Scuffed Princess Bubbles January 28, 2021
A cryptocurrency miner that invests in high-end hardware designed for gaming, to then never use it to play games.
Sam: "Why did you divorce your husband? I thought he had a gaming PC like you."
Emily: "It's because he's a virtual carpetbagger and won't shut up about blockchains and NFTs"
Emily: "It's because he's a virtual carpetbagger and won't shut up about blockchains and NFTs"
by EGStein December 17, 2021