rentier
noun [C] /ˈrɒn.ti.eɪ/
/rɑ̃ːnˈtjeɪ/ formal mainly disapprovingDefinition
› a person whose money comes from investments and who therefore does not have to work: the rentier classFinancial investments and the stock marketWealthy people
(Definition of rentier noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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