Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An owner of slum property, especially one that overcharges tenants and allows the property to deteriorate.
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- noun pejorative A person who makes money by
renting housing that is kept in poor condition.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But now enters Antonin, aka slumlord, to challenge that fairy tale.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Resco is less known as a slumlord than he is as a political power broker and someone who has very craftily infiltrated Illinois politics.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Resco is less known as a slumlord than he is as a political power broker and someone who has very craftily infiltrated Illinois politics.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Resco is less known as a slumlord than he is as a political power broker and someone who has very craftily infiltrated Illinois politics.
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DREW GRIFFIN, CNN INVESTIGATIVE CORRESPONDENT: Anderson, Senator Clinton brought it up, the so-called slumlord of Chicago tied to Senator Barack Obama.
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Collecting rent on a property but not paying for it is ... um ... unethical and pretty much makes Adams a "slumlord".
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You can't hardly tell Rezko is a "slumlord" in that picture of him with the Clintons.
Hillary On The Morning Shows: Surprised By Photo Of Her And Rezko 2009
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This is unlikely to hurt TeamClinton much, but it will defuse their "slumlord" smear of Obama.
Hillary On The Morning Shows: Surprised By Photo Of Her And Rezko 2009
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Sen. Clinton's charge was that at a certain point in time Obama worked for a law firm representing Rezko in his "slumlord" activities.
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I'm betting that Obama, by hitting her with this now, is waiting for her to come back with another "slumlord" comment .... and which point, Obama will be able to open fire with God knows what.
Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Obama Attacks Hillary As Calculating And Divisive 2009
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
noun
Etymology: slum + landlord
Date: 1953
: a landlord who receives unusually large profits from substandard properties
January 30, 2008
oroboros commented on the word slumlord
See dilapidator.
August 9, 2008