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

Her most pressing fear was being expelled by her Thai landlord.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
Police then found his landlord’s body elsewhere in the house with mortal wounds.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026

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For conditions that do not show up in the databases, states can require a doctor's certification, a disability award letter or other proof.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
For conditions that do not show up in the databases, states can require a doctor’s certification, a disability award letter or other proof.

— Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 26 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

Definition of lessor

Noun

Around 7% of high-earning renters failed to pay for their housing at least once last year, an increase of 2% from the year prior.

— Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
For renters, parents of small kids, pet owners and anyone in a home where open flames are impractical, that trade-off has turned a novelty gadget into a category regulars restock every year.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026

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Noun

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

Definition of landowner

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