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slum·lord
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ˈslʌmˌlɔrd
/
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noun
a landlord who owns
slum
buildings, especially one who fails to maintain or improve the buildings and charges tenants exorbitant rents.
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Origin:
1950–55;
slum
+
lord
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slumlord
(ˈslʌmˌlɔːd)
—
n
informal
chiefly
(
US
), (
Canadian
) an absentee landlord of slum property, esp one who profiteers
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