bottom feeder

[bot-uhm fee-der] / ˈbɒt əm ˌfi dər /

NOUN

lowlife

Synonyms

WEAK

base person bottom fish hungry puppy lowest common denominator riffraff scum slopsucker

Example Sentences

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But this is what the Trojans, who did not lose to any Pac-12 bottom feeder this season like UCLA, have provided us: The chance to happily keep dreaming.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022

Add critical personnel deficiencies — Eastern Michigan rushed for 305 yards — and a brutal upcoming schedule, and ASU could quickly join Colorado as a season-long bottom feeder.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2022

Meyer’s actions were the latest embarrassment for a franchise that’s been mostly a bottom feeder since Khan took over in 2012.

From Washington Times • Oct. 5, 2021

“We’re like this entertainment-industry bottom feeder, and as such we have a ton of creative freedom to really define what the American pub quiz actually is.”

From The Guardian • Mar. 5, 2020

Node:bottom feeder, Next:bottom-up implementation, Previous:bot spot, Up:= B = bottom feeder n.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.