Slang an absentee landlord of slum dwellings, esp. one who charges inflated rents and neglects upkeep
Origin of slumlord
slum + (land)lordslumlord
slum·lordWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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slumlord
noun
An owner of slum property, especially one that overcharges tenants and allows the property to deteriorate.
Origin of slumlord
slum (land)lordTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural slumlords)
- (pejorative) A person who makes money by renting housing that is kept in poor condition.
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