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PRONUNCIATION OF SLUM-DWELLER

slum-dweller  [ˈslʌmˌdwelə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLUM-DWELLER

noun
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conjunction
determiner
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Slum-Dweller is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLUM-DWELLER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of slum-dweller in the English dictionary

The definition of slum-dweller in the dictionary is someone who lives in slum.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLUM-DWELLER


autoteller
ˈɔːtəʊtelə
capitella
ˌkæpɪˈtelə
cerebella
ˌserɪˈbelə
cerebellar
ˌserɪˈbelə
cliff-dweller
ˈklɪfˌdwelə
dweller
ˈdwelə
expeller
ɪkˈspelə
favella
fəˈvelə
flagella
fləˈdʒelə
flagellar
fləˈdʒelə
indweller
ɪnˈdwelə
lamellar
ləˈmelə
padella
pəˈdelə
repeller
rɪˈpelə
reseller
riːˈselə
reticella
ˌretɪˈtʃelə
tessella
teˈselə
umbellar
ʌmˈbelə
yeller
ˈjelə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLUM-DWELLER

slum
slum area
slum clearance
slum clearance area
slum clearance campaign
slum dwelling
slumber
slumber party
slumber wear
slumberer
slumberful
slumbering
slumberingly
slumberland
slumberless
slumberous
slumberously
slumberousness
slumbersome
slumbery

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLUM-DWELLER

bestseller
bookseller
city dweller
controller
dueller
feller
fortune-teller
heller
impeller
jeweller
Keller
modeller
propeller
rebeller
Rockefeller
seller
speller
storyteller
teller
traveller
variable pitch propeller

Synonyms and antonyms of slum-dweller in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slum-dweller» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLUM-DWELLER

Find out the translation of slum-dweller to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slum-dweller from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slum-dweller» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贫民窟居民
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

barriada -habitante
570 millions of speakers

English

slum-dweller
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झुग्गी निवासी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ساكني الأحياء الفقيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трущоб житель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

favela -morador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বস্তির-অধিষ্ঠাতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

habitants des bidonvilles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penghuni kumuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Slum - Bewohner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スラム住人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빈민가 거주자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slum-dweller
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khu ổ chuột người sống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடிசை வாழ் மக்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झोपडपट्टीत राहणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gecekondu sakini
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

slum dweller -
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mieszkaniec slumsów -
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трущоб житель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mahala - locuitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραγκουπόλεων κάτοικος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slum - bewoner
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slum - dweller
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slum - dweller
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slum-dweller

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLUM-DWELLER»

The term «slum-dweller» is normally little used and occupies the 148.467 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLUM-DWELLER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «slum-dweller» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «slum-dweller» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slum-dweller

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLUM-DWELLER»

Discover the use of slum-dweller in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slum-dweller and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Slums of the World: The Face of Urban Poverty in the New ...
The Face of Urban Poverty in the New Millennium? : Monitoring the Millennium Development Goal, Target 11--world-wide Slum Dweller Estimation Eduardo López Moreno. Box. 4: Detailed. definitions. of. acceptable. urban. conditions:.
Eduardo López Moreno, 2003
2
ECONOMICS OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR
R here is mainly the income lost by the average slum dweller annually due to waiting. R clearly depends not only on N but also on 5. If 5 doubles, the waiting period, given N, is more or less halved. The cost due to waiting can be derived by  ...
CHANDANA GHOSH, AMBAR GHOSH, 2008
3
The Eternal Slum: Housing and Social Policy in Victorian London
The author, J. J. Terrett, of the radical West Ham Borough Council,6 declared that the average slum dweller was all too happy to live in his overcrowded hovel provided it was cheap. 'The only thing that can disturb his equanimity', Terrett ...
Anthony S. Wohl, 2001
4
The Challenge of Slums: Global Report on Human Settlements 2003
Insecure tenure is commonly associated with being a slum dweller. However, the lack of data based on a specific and operational definition of secure tenure made direct estimation from the indicator impossible.4 Initial efforts attempted ...
United Nations Human Settlements Programme,, 2012
5
Americas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean
"The slum is not a problem, because the slum-dweller is a solution," she argued. " It is the slum-dweller who constructs the buildings and makes the furniture, who drives the buses and renders all the services necessary for the population.
Peter Winn, 2006
6
Vulnerable Cities:: Realities, Innovations and Strategies
Considering the 42.6-million slum population (in actuality it may be more, as these figures are from 640 cities in India), it comes to an investment of approximately Rs.[4] 580 per slum dweller for development purposes. This amount has been ...
Tetsuo Kidokoro, Junichiro Okata, Shuichi Matsumura, 2008
7
Pirate Modernity: Delhi's Media Urbanism
The TPO went on to extend the slum issue to a problem of citizenship. If the moral decline of the slum dweller was complete with social vices like “gambling, drinking prostitution,” The total demoralisation of the slum dweller robs him of ...
Ravi Sundaram, 2009
8
Empowerment and Poverty Reduction: A Sourcebook
The first report card was based on surveys of approximately 480 middle- income and 330 low-income (slum dweller) households. Focus group discussions were held, and pre-tested questionnaires were used to collect data on respondents' ...
Deepa Narayan-Parker, 2002
9
Social Organisation in an Indian Slum: Study of a Caste Slum
In some ways the attitudes of the slum-dweller towards the doctor are similar to those toward the teacher. Both are expected to be selfless and dedicated individuals who should show excellent results but are not supposed to make even a ...
Ratna N. Rao, 1990
10
New Scientist
For the slum dweller the middleman is the only insurance against the uncertainties of tomorrow." In Calcutta upgrading the slums means installing public services on private land. Special laws had to be enacted to enable the CMDA to enter ...

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLUM-DWELLER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slum-dweller is used in the context of the following news items.
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In the shoes of a slum-dweller
Actress and model Aishwarya Rajesh plays a mother of two in the National-Award winning film 'Kaaka Muttai', which has been running to packed houses since ... «Deccan Herald, Jun 15»
2
Dhanush plays a slum-dweller in Balaji Mohan's Maari
It is now reported that Dhanush is indeed playing a slum-dweller in the film for which he has brushed up his 'Madras lingo' to nicety. Dhanush has spoken the ... «Kolly Talk, Feb 15»
3
Jockin Arputham: from slum dweller to Nobel Peace Prize nominee
“I am a proud slum-dweller,” says Jockin Arputham, 67, sitting in his office on the ground floor of an eight-storey building in a redeveloped portion of the Dharavi ... «The Guardian, Jun 14»
4
Inspired by Mumbai slum dweller's chai, Oprah Winfrey launches …
The big-hearted Mumbai slum-dweller couple served the American media mogul home-made masala chai, laced with Indian spices. It provided the TV superstar ... «Economic Times, Apr 14»
5
RIO+20: Slum-dweller power
UN Habitat estimates that one in every six human beings is a slum dweller, and by 2030 the number could grow to two billion. The growth of slums has been ... «IRINnews.org, Jun 12»
6
Obama's former nanny, Evie: From transgender slum-dweller to local …
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Barack Obama's former nanny, Evie, is overwhelmed by her jolt from transgender slum-dweller to local celebrity. TV crews troop in ... «Syracuse.com, Mar 12»
7
Seeing the life of a slum-dweller up close
UTV Bindass is launching a reality show titled The Big Switch on October 24. The show revolves around 10 kids in the age group of 19-23, picked from affluent ... «Rediff, Oct 09»

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