bottom feeding
/ˈbɑtəm ˌfidɪŋ/
adjective
- Feeding on food at the bottom of a body of water, as certain fish do.
- Bottom-feeding fish like carp stir up mud while searching for food.
- The pond's bottom-feeding species help keep the water clean by eating dead plants.
- Some bottom-feeding sharks have flat bodies for hunting near the seafloor.
- Seeking profit or advantage from low-quality, cheap, or distressed assets or situations.
- His bottom-feeding strategy involved buying junk bonds at rock-bottom prices.
- The investor made a fortune by bottom-feeding on bankrupt companies.
- Critics accused the company of bottom-feeding behavior by buying up cheap housing in poor neighborhoods.
- Engaging in morally low or exploitative behavior for personal gain.
- Some tabloids engage in bottom-feeding journalism by invading celebrities' privacy.
- The lawyer was known for bottom-feeding ambulance chasing after accidents.
- He felt disgusted by the bottom-feeding tactics of the scam artists.
Synonyms
noun
- The act of feeding at the bottom of a body of water.
- Scientists studied the bottom-feeding habits of rays in the coral reef.
- Bottom-feeding is a common survival strategy for many freshwater fish.
- The catfish's whiskers help it detect food during bottom-feeding.
- The practice of seeking profit from low-quality or distressed assets.
- Bottom-feeding in real estate can be risky but very profitable.
- He made a career out of bottom-feeding in the junk bond market.
- The hedge fund specialized in bottom-feeding during market crashes.