This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
bottom feeder
or bot·tom-feed·er
[ bot-uhm fee-der ]
/ ˈbɒt əm ˌfi dər /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
an opportunist, as in politics or business: bottom feeders who buy up commercial failures.
a person or thing having low status or value; loser: bottom feeders hanging out in seedy bars.
a person who appeals to base instincts: Gossip columnists are the bottom feeders of journalism.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"
"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."
Question 1 of 7
IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?
Sometimes bot·tom-fish·er [bot-uhm-fish-er] /ˈbɒt əmˌfɪʃ ər/ (defs. 2-4) .
Origin of bottom feeder
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby bottom feeder
bottom break, bottom dead centre, bottom dog, bottom drawer, bottom end, bottom feeder, bottom-feeding, bottom fish, bottom fishing, bottom gear, bottom grass
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use bottom feeder in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for bottom feeder
bottom feeder
noun
a fish that feeds on material at the bottom of a river, lake, sea, etc
an objectionable and unimpressive person or thing
Also called: bottom fisher a speculator who buys shares in companies that are performing poorly in anticipation of improved performance
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012