slumdweller

slum·dwell·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sluhm-dwel-er]
- /ˈslʌmˌdwɛl ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sluhm-dwel-er]
- /ˈslʌmˌdwɛl ər/

Definition of slumdweller word

noun slumdweller a person who lives in a slum. 1

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Origin of slumdweller

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

1890-95; slum + dweller

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Parts of speech for Slumdweller

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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slumdweller popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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