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bottom feeder

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bottom feeder

 
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1. bottom fish.
2. an opportunist, as in politics or business: bottom feeders who buy up commercial failures.
3. a person having low status; loser; lowlife: bottom feeders hanging out in seedy bars.
4. a person who appeals to base instincts: Gossip columnists are the bottom feeders of journalism.
Also, bottom-feeder.
Also called bottom-fisher (defs. 2–4).
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bottom feeder  
n.  

  1. A fish or other animal that feeds on the bottom of a body of water.

  2. One that feeds low on the food chain; a scavenger.

  3. Slang

    1. An opportunist who profits from the misfortunes of others: "The frazzled, adrenaline-pumped tabloid newshounds [in the movie] are the bottom feeders of contemporary journalism" (Entertainment Weekly).

    2. A low or despicable person.

bottom feeding n., bot'tom-feed'ing (bŏt'əm-fē'dĭng) adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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bottom feeder
slopsucker

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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