Definition of "slumlord" []

• An owner of slum property, especially one that overcharges tenants and allows the property to deteriorate. (noun)

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• "But now enters Antonin, aka slumlord, to challenge that fairy tale."
• "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."
• "DREW GRIFFIN, CNN INVESTIGATIVE CORRESPONDENT: Anderson, Senator Clinton brought it up, the so-called slumlord of Chicago tied to Senator Barack Obama."