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carpetbaggers
[
kahr
-pit-bag-er
]
Main Entry:
opportunist
[
op-er-
too
-nist
,
-
tyoo
-
]
Show IPA
/
ˌɒp
ərˈtu
nɪst
,
-ˈtyu-
/
Show Spelled
Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
vacillator
Synonyms:
bounder, carpetbagger, go-getter, ingrate, timeserver, trimmer
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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