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/slum"lawrd'/, n.a landlord who owns slum buildings, esp. one who fails to maintain or improve the buildings and charges tenants exorbitant rents.[1950-55; SLUM + LORD]
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slumlord — noun Etymology: 1slum + landlord Date: 1953 a landlord who receives unusually large profits from substandard properties … New Collegiate Dictionary
slumlord — noun A person who makes money by renting housing that is kept in poor condition … Wiktionary
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slumlord — noun N. Amer. informal a landlord of slum property, especially one who profiteers … English new terms dictionary
slumlord — noun (C) AmE someone who owns houses in a very poor area and charges high rents for buildings that are in bad condition … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
