rentier

See also: Rentier and rentiér

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French rentier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɒntɪeɪ/, /ɹɑ̃ˈtjeɪ/

Noun

rentier (plural rentiers)

  1. An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments.
    • 2022 April 13, Evgeny Morozov, “Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason”, in New Left Review, number 133/134, pages 89–126:
      If today’s capitalists are mere lazy rentiers who contribute nothing to the production process, don’t they deserve to be downgraded to the status of feudal landlords?

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French

Etymology

From rente + -ier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.tje/

Noun

rentier m (plural rentiers, feminine rentière)

  1. rentier

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French rentier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛn.tjɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛntjɛr
  • Syllabification: ren‧tier

Noun

rentier m pers (female equivalent rentierka)

  1. (economics) rentier

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
adjective
  • rentierski
noun

Further reading

  • rentier in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • rentier in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French rentier.

Noun

rentier m (plural rentieri)

  1. rentier

Declension

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