as in opportunist
one who does things only for his own benefit and with little regard for right and wrong
that bottom-feeder would run over his own mother if it would help him get ahead in his career
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Recent Examples of bottom-feeder
With the July 31 trade deadline only two weeks beyond the Atlanta All-Star Game, contenders and would-be contenders are eying the rosters of bottom-feeders to fill the few holes on their rosters.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Hall, a 33-year-old former MVP who’d spent 1 1/2 seasons of his dwindling prime killing time on an NHL bottom-feeder, did in May exactly what Carolina acquired him to do back in January.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 13 May 2025
And a lot of them are like the rig shark — smaller bottom-feeders, eaten by larger sharks and humans alike.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
And with New York dropping the first two games of what was supposed to be a gimme stretch against bottom-feeders, the Knicks’ margin for error is all but gone.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
The Dawgs have lost seven of nine, and their only two wins in that span are at home against the two SEC bottom-feeders, South Carolina and LSU.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
This wasn’t the Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz or other bottom-feeder team the New York Knicks have faced in recent weeks.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Decades before the memes and punchlines, the Broward native spawned a fictional franchise populated by preposterous oddballs, bottom-feeders and other shadowy denizens of the Sunshine State.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Since winning at Boise State on Jan. 4 and blowing out Air Force at home four days later, the season had become a grind – a double-digit loss at New Mexico, a rare home loss against UNLV, a string of ugly wins against the Mountain West’s bottom-feeders after overcoming dangerously large deficits.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Hall, a 33-year-old former MVP who’d spent 1 1/2 seasons of his dwindling prime killing time on an NHL bottom-feeder, did in May exactly what Carolina acquired him to do back in January.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 13 May 2025
And a lot of them are like the rig shark — smaller bottom-feeders, eaten by larger sharks and humans alike.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
And with New York dropping the first two games of what was supposed to be a gimme stretch against bottom-feeders, the Knicks’ margin for error is all but gone.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
The Dawgs have lost seven of nine, and their only two wins in that span are at home against the two SEC bottom-feeders, South Carolina and LSU.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
This wasn’t the Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz or other bottom-feeder team the New York Knicks have faced in recent weeks.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Decades before the memes and punchlines, the Broward native spawned a fictional franchise populated by preposterous oddballs, bottom-feeders and other shadowy denizens of the Sunshine State.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Since winning at Boise State on Jan. 4 and blowing out Air Force at home four days later, the season had become a grind – a double-digit loss at New Mexico, a rare home loss against UNLV, a string of ugly wins against the Mountain West’s bottom-feeders after overcoming dangerously large deficits.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom-feeder
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The mayor’s supporters in turn have accused the critics, including Republican Councilor Shamar Mahon, of being obstructionists and political opportunists.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
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There have been the opportunists, of course, like Spinal Tap.—
Melonee Hurt,
The Tennessean,
18 July 2025
Noun
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While all sharks are carnivores, their diets vary widely.—
Hans Walters,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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Since her move to Hawaii 12 years ago, she's broadened her knowledge on safety and sharks on the North Shore of O'ahu.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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“Bottom-feeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottom-feeder. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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