backyard dweller, noun phrase
A tenant occupying a substandard building or makeshift shelter in the back yard of an established residence.
2013 capeflats.co.za (DSAE Corpus)Backyard dwellers from Heideveld, Hanover Park, Langa, Gugulethu, Bokmakerrie who dominated the imbizo raised concerns about having been on the housing waiting lists for many years.
2017 sowetanlive.co.za (DSAE Corpus)“They need electricity to study too,” said Maimela, a former backyard dweller.
A tenant occupying a substandard building or makeshift shelter in the back yard of an established residence.
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