slumdweller

[ sluhm-dwel-er ]
/ ˈslʌmˌdwɛl ər /

noun

a person who lives in a slum.

Origin of slumdweller

1890–95; slum + dweller

Example sentences from the Web for slum-dweller

  • Yet such a family literally rolled in money, while Elvin was like a slum-dweller staring emptily into a crowded shop window.

    Adolescents Only |Irving E. Cox