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noun slum·lord \ˈsləm-ˌlȯrd\

: a person who owns a building with apartments that are in bad condition and rents them to poor people

Full Definition of SLUMLORD

:  a landlord who receives unusually large profits from substandard properties

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Origin of SLUMLORD

¹slum + landlord

First Known Use: 1953

Rhymes with SLUMLORD

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