单词	slumlord
释义	slumlord noun slum·​lord ˈsləm-ˌlȯrd  : a landlord who receives unusually large profits from substandard, poorly maintained properties Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Fight the slumlord who waffled about selling the building. Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 Rico said Rafiq is no slumlord, and in fact lives in the building. Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2022 In 2003, lawmakers approved a measure that opponents, only somewhat in jest, referred to as a slumlord protection act. Alan Judd, ajc, 19 June 2022 City officials did hit Korn with $235,000 in fines last month — was that finally the tipping point that led him to drop his slumlord ways? Caroline Spivack, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2021 Contrary to what Jacobs said about Reno motel owners, Mead hardly fits the definition of a slumlord. David Calvert, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2021 Among the recurring characters was the troupe’s first antagonist, Uncle Fatso, whose roles included a slumlord and allegorical representations of Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon. New York Times, 11 Aug. 2021 But as Max points out in his summation, Dalton also made those millions as a slumlord, charging black people more and refusing to rent to them beyond their segregated enclave. Gary Younge, The New York Review of Books, 1 Oct. 2020 For decades, out-of-state property investors and slumlords have been able to hide their identities behind LLCs in particular, and shirk responsibility for problems at their rentals. Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 31 Oct. 2019 See More Word History Etymology slum entry 1 + landlord First Known Use 1953, in the meaning defined above slumlord noun as in lessor Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance lessor landlord letter landowner landlady renter laird landholder proprietor Antonyms & Near Antonyms tenant lessee lodger roomer
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