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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Langley, who went 126-61 during her six-year tenure at Rice, established a reputation as a program builder after resurrecting a Conference USA bottom feeder that was 9-21 the season before her arrival.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2021

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

For most of the last two decades, the Cleveland Browns exemplified what it meant to be an N.F.L. bottom feeder.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 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

It is very largely a bottom feeder and, therefore, rather of a sluggish nature.

From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Payne, Harry Thom