Meaning of bottom feeder | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A fish or other aquatic creature that feeds off the bottom of its habitat; a flatfish.
2. A person who operates amidst or thrives on the unwholesome things in a society; one who takes advantage of the misfortune of others.
   broadly, derogatory, informal

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Examples

“The Apristurus genus, the second-most diverse group of sharks that counts about 40 species, is commonly known as the ghost or demon catshark. […] The sharks are bottom feeders and have elongated catlike eyes.”

““[T]he rise of Facebook, Twitter and other social media has made it harder to control the flow of information, thus making it easier for bottom-feeders to bully witnesses.””

“The real-life cast of characters grew to include bikers, gamblers, a brutal money lender named Butchie (Andrew Dice Clay) and assorted bottom feeders like Gauthier’s accomplice Milton Ingley (Nick Offerman), a pornographer in the San Fernando Valley.”

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