rentier

[ rahn-tyey ]

noun,plural ren·tiers [rahn-tyey]. /rɑ̃ˈtyeɪ/. French.
  1. a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.

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How to use rentier in a sentence

  • My French friends wanted to talk of the "Psychology of the rentier."

    War and the Future | H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for rentier

rentier

/ French (rɑ̃tje) /


noun
    • a person whose income consists primarily of fixed unearned amounts, such as rent or bond interest

    • (as modifier): the rentier class

Origin of rentier

1
from rente; see rent 1

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