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slummer

slummer

8.8
A person who visits poor parts of a city out of curiosity or for fun
  • noun
  • /ˈslʌmər/
  • Archaic
: turista de barrios marginales
  • Sometimes at dawn, the rich slummers drop in for a bowl of onion soup, but mostly the clientele consists of the poules and their mecs.

Examples

  • He must be makin' a race movie—the waiting room, second down the hall to the left—looks like Connie's Club on Saturday night after all the slummers left.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Many slummers take guided tours to experience what life is like in underprivileged areas without any real understanding of the struggles faced.

  • The documentary focused on the lives of slummers who frequent the low-income neighborhoods for a glimpse into urban poverty.

  • During the festival, some visitors acted as slummers, wandering through the market to witness the challenges and culture of the local community.

Antonyms

resident
∞ 1.8

A person who lives in a place for a long time

local
242 1.2

A person who lives in a particular area or community

How Curious

slummer
  • Archaic
8.8
sightseer
2 2.8
tourist
540 1.0
visitor
760 1.0

Surface Forms

slummer singular
slummers plural

Morphology

slummer = slum (transparent) = slum + er

The sense is a standard agent noun formed from the verb 'slum'.

Etymology

The word slummer can also mean a person who visits poor areas out of curiosity; it comes from slum 'poor area' plus -er 'person', and from the idea of 'slumming'—going into slums for fun or interest. So a slummer in this sense is someone who goes into a slum to look or take pictures rather than because they have to.