bottom feeder

or bot·tom-feed·er

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bottom fish.
an opportunist, as in politics or business: bottom feeders who buy up commercial failures.
a person having low status; loser; lowlife: bottom feeders hanging out in seedy bars.

a person who appeals to base instincts: Gossip columnists are the bottom feeders of journalism.

Also called bottom-fisher

[bot-uh m-fish-er] /ˈbɒt əmˌfɪʃ ər/ (defs 2–4).

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Related Words for bottom feeder

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Contemporary Examples of bottom feeder

Many comedians have rejected the bro code and pushed back against resorting to bottom-feeder rape punchlines for cheap laughs.
Louis C.K. on Daniel Tosh’s Rape Joke: Are Comedy and Feminism Enemies?
Jennifer L. Pozner
July 18, 2012

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

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