slumdweller
Lives in poverty
A slumdweller is a person who lives in a slum—an overcrowded urban area characterized by substandard housing, poverty, and inadequate sanitation.
The term is neutral and descriptive, common in policy discussions and journalism about urban development: Slumdwellers lack access to clean water and basic services.
Also spelled as two words: slum dweller.
Large important city
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- overcrowdingCapacity exceeded dangerously
alleyway · streetscape · pollution · sanitation · infrastructure · water access · electricity · sewage
Extreme poverty, lacking necessities
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
- squalorDirty, degraded living conditions
subsistence · hand-to-mouth · scarcity · struggle · want · neediness · malnutrition · starvation
Ramshackle dwelling
- shackCrudely built hut
- hovelWretched small dwelling
- lean-toSimple sloped shelter
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
corrugated · tarpaulin · plywood · tenement · ramshackle · improvised · squatter · settlement
Person living nearby
- inhabitantOne who resides somewhere
- residentOne who inhabits
- tenantOne who rents property
- occupantOne dwelling within
local · family · children · elder · migrant · worker · vendor · community
Deprived of voting rights
- voicelessHaving no voice
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
- stigmatizedMarked with social shame
- neglectedNot given proper attention
vulnerable · disadvantaged · excluded · powerless · invisible · forgotten · outcast · dispossessed
metropolis
Large important city
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
overcrowding · alleyway · streetscape · pollution · sanitation · infrastructure · water access · electricity · sewage · drainage
destitution
Extreme poverty, lacking necessities
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
squalor · subsistence · hand-to-mouth · scarcity · struggle · want · neediness · malnutrition · starvation · penury
shanty
Ramshackle dwelling
makeshift · corrugated · tarpaulin · plywood · tenement · ramshackle · improvised · squatter · settlement · unplanned
neighbor
Person living nearby
- inhabitantOne who resides somewhere
- residentOne who inhabits
- tenantOne who rents property
occupant · local · family · children · elder · migrant · worker · vendor · community · solidarity
disenfranchised
Deprived of voting rights
- voicelessHaving no voice
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
- stigmatizedMarked with social shame
neglected · vulnerable · disadvantaged · excluded · powerless · invisible · forgotten · outcast · dispossessed · discriminated
slumdwelleraristocrat
Person of noble birth
millionaire · billionaire · landed gentry · country club member · plutocrat
slum, dweller, slums, dwell, dwells, dwelling, dwellings, dwelt