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slumdweller

slumdweller noun: someone who lives (dwells) in a slum.

Noun

slumdweller (plural slumdwellers)

  1. Someone who lives (dwells) in a slum.

Forms of slumdweller

pluralslumdwellers
alternative formslum dweller
alternative formslum-dweller

Origin of slumdweller

From slum + dweller.

Questions about slumdweller

What does slumdweller mean?
Slumdweller means someone who lives (dwells) in a slum.
What part of speech is slumdweller?
Slumdweller is a noun.
What is the plural of slumdweller?
The plural of slumdweller is slumdwellers.

Words near slumdweller in the dictionary

  1. slumburbs
  2. slumdog
  3. slumdogs
  4. slumdom
  5. slumdoms
  6. slumdweller
  7. slumdwellers
  8. slumgullion
  9. slumgullions
  10. slumgum
  11. slumgums

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