slumlord

American  

[sluhm-lawrd] / ˈslʌmˌlɔrd /

noun

1. a landlord who owns slum buildings, especially one who fails to maintain or improve the buildings and charges tenants exorbitant rents.

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slumlord British  

/ ˈslʌmˌlɔːd /

noun

1. informal  an absentee landlord of slum property, esp one who profiteers

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Etymology

Origin of slumlord

First recorded in 1950–55; slum + lord

Example Sentences

Well, he was allegedly a slumlord.

From Salon

Well, he was allegedly a slumlord.

From Salon

We’ve been brought to this place by the soft-handed son of a slumlord, a born-rich Fauntleroy who rode a wave of righteous indignation over the general lack of quality living in the United States to the highest office, propelled by his promise to make the lives of other people even worse.

From Salon

It turned out that the story was made up by the slumlord who owned the building to excuse his neglect and some of the locals who had pumped up the story later recanted.

From Salon

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.

From Los Angeles Times