as in opportunists
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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Noun
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The Jags are equal opportunists in their one-score adventures.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Such disingenuous opportunists should be shunned and condemned.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rock the Ocean Foundation is a conservation nonprofit whose core work protects sea turtles, marine mammals, coral reefs, sharks, and marine habitats.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Developing fishing gear that’s practical to use but less harmful to not only sea turtles, but other threatened species sharks, is one way to address this issue.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Bottom-feeders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottom-feeders. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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