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slumlord

[ sluhm-lawrd ]

noun

  1. a landlord who owns slum buildings, especially one who fails to maintain or improve the buildings and charges tenants exorbitant rents.

slumlord

/ ˈslʌmˌlɔːd /

noun

  1. informal.
    an absentee landlord of slum property, esp one who profiteers

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Word History and Origins

Origin of slumlord1

First recorded in 1950–55; slum + lord

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