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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The Buffalo Sabres drafted Rasmus Dahlin with the No. 1 overall pick in 2018 and they are still a bottom feeder.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 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

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

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.