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slum⋅lord

  [sluhm-lawrd]
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–noun
a landlord who owns slum buildings, esp. one who fails to maintain or improve the buildings and charges tenants exorbitant rents.
Origin:
1950–55; slum + lord
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slum·lord   (slŭm'lôrd')   
n.  An owner of slum property, especially one that overcharges tenants and allows the property to deteriorate.

[slum + (land)lord.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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