bottomfeeder
nounUK /ˈbɒtəmˌfiːdə/
US /ˈbɑːtəmˌfiːdər/
A bottomfeeder is an animal that eats food found at the bottom of the water.
The catfish is a bottomfeeder that searches the riverbed for food.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A person who takes advantage of others or profits from low or unfair situations.
That lawyer is a bottomfeeder who chases desperate clients.
3. A business or investor that buys failing companies or cheap assets for quick profit.
The fund was called a bottomfeeder for snapping up bankrupt stores.
4. A fish that feeds near the floor of a lake, river, or sea.
Bottomfeeders like carp help clean up the pond.