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cellar dwellers

British  

plural noun

  1. slang the team at the bottom of a sports league

"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

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His Rockets teams — he bought the franchise in 2017 for $2.2 billion — have gone from title contenders in his first years of ownership to cellar dwellers.

From Washington Times Mar. 8, 2023

The Dodgers never take any team lightly as they know full well, “On any given day” they can lose to even the cellar dwellers.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2021

That didn’t stop the swoosh from concocting over 100 possible jersey, pant, and helmet combos for the Big Ten cellar dwellers, however.

From Golf Digest Aug. 27, 2018

Even when they struggle against other championship contenders, they can play .600 baseball simply by whipping the East and the cellar dwellers from other divisions.

From Washington Post May 27, 2017

Miami ended its own three-game losing streak in the matchup of cellar dwellers.

From Seattle Times May 11, 2013

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