SLUMLORD Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

slumlord

noun

Definition of slumlord

as in landlord

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Recent Examples of slumlord There were no proletarian hearings to denounce a slumlord, who in this case did not really exist. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026 The worst slumlord in the world. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026 His father — real-estate developer, slumlord, and pardoned felon Charles Kushner — was recently confirmed as ambassador to France. — Brendan O'Connor, Curbed, 7 July 2025 When a mentally disturbed neighbor sets herself on fire and a slumlord tries to extort money from them, the family gets tangled in the corruption that keeps a stranglehold on the slum’s inhabitants. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slumlord

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Noun

Broadcom paid its former landlord, PRP Real Assets, $325 million for the 660,000-square-foot research campus near the junction of the 5 and 405 freeways in one of the largest office sales in Southern California in recent years.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
As a child in the 1960s, Allie Zemtseff saw how her mother, a Black woman, was turned away by landlords while apartment hunting in white neighborhoods.

— Adrian Florido, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

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Haitians in Springfield were among the first to receive ICE check-in letters after TPS ended and many were fitted with ankle monitors, the Miami Herald reported.

— Lauren Costantino September 19, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
Critics of Prop 40 have also warned California’s levy is unlikely to be a one-time deal, and the letter sees a similar levy on billionaires elsewhere.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

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Several vehicle rental companies and car lessors were also ticketed.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Before he was removed and Britton-Harr returned, Hopes estimated that between lessors, members, trade vendors, and sports team partnerships, there could be $50 million in liabilities.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

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The federal agency is offering low-interest loans to homeowners, renters and businesses affected by the fire.

— Kenny Choi, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Those services may come with a monthly fee of about $10, although some large property managers may offer it for free to renters who want to participate.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

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Mass death had made the old hierarchy newly fragile, and Parliament moved to restore it, with the laborer kept in his place and the landowner’s command protected.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
The decade-long fight — including the defeat of county efforts to keep the sand open to all, flip-flopping state laws and landowner lawsuits — has left beachgoers to navigate a confusing patchwork of beach access.

— Debbie Elliott, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

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