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bottom fisher
 n.— «Some of the new capital comes from what are called “bottom fishers”—investors who are willing to buy some of the dicey IOUs from banks at a healthy discount.» —“Is It Over?” by Irwin M. Stelzer Daily Standard (Washington, D.C.) May 13, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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