BOTTOM-FEEDER Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

bottom-feeder

noun

ˈbä-təm-ˌfē-dər

Definition of bottom-feeder

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 Games against real teams will reveal far more about the Magic’s mindset than any blowout over a bottom-feeder. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026 The Mavs dwell among the Western Conference’s bottom-feeders, but no team in either conference presents the sheer volume of storylines as the outfit from Texas’ largest city. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025 For nearly the first two decades of their existence, the New Orleans Saints were NFL bottom-feeders. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025 Chicago is currently mired in a miserable seven-game losing streak, a confounding skid that includes defeats against NBA bottom-feeders like the New Orleans Pelicans, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, and Brooklyn Nets. — Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bottom-feeder

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Noun

Owen is bamboozled by a cunning opportunist, handcuffed, and robbed in his underwear.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
In Chicago, perpetrators are a mix of opportunists and more sophisticated networks often tied to street gangs.

— Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of opportunist

Noun

In one shot, the spikes of a stegosaurus’s tail, poking out over a row of foliage, wittily suggest a shark’s fin breaking the surface.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Megalodons were the largest predatory sharks in Earth's history, and went extinct around 4 million years ago.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of shark

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