bottom feeder

US /ˈbɑː.t̬əm ˌfiː.dɚ/
UK /ˈbɑː.t̬əm ˌfiː.dɚ/
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1.

Bodenfresser, Bodenbewohner

an aquatic animal that feeds on the bottom of a body of water

:
Catfish are common bottom feeders in rivers.
Welse sind häufige Bodenfresser in Flüssen.
Many crustaceans are also bottom feeders.
Viele Krebstiere sind ebenfalls Bodenfresser.
2.

Bodensatz, Underdog

a person or organization that is considered to be at the lowest level of society or a profession, often because they are poor or unsuccessful

:
He called his competitors bottom feeders, implying they lacked ethics.
Er nannte seine Konkurrenten Bodensatz, was implizierte, dass ihnen Ethik fehlte.
The company was accused of preying on bottom feeders with predatory loans.
Das Unternehmen wurde beschuldigt, die Schwächsten mit Wucherkrediten auszubeuten.