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Definition of bottom feeder noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

bottom feeder

noun

1(informal) a person who earns money by taking advantage of bad things that happen to other people, or by using things that other people throw away

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2a fish that feeds at the bottom of a river, lake, or the ocean

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