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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Like Kraken, hoped to hold wild-card spot by not blowing California road games against bottom feeders and started well by beating Anaheim before facing San Jose.

From Seattle Times

Many considered him a bottom feeder, and some said so to his face.

From Seattle Times

Jukebox musicals may still be bottom feeders, but, as “& Juliet” proves, there are sometimes small treasures to be found in the murk.

From New York Times

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

This let the fish hunt for prey instead of “grubbing around” as bottom feeders, filtering out food from the muck.

From Seattle Times