rentier en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹɑ̃ˈtjeɪ/
- audio
- /ɹɛnˈtɪɚ/
- /ˈɹɒntɪeɪ/
- /ˈɹɛntɪɚ/
Etymology
Etymology tree French rente Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -er French -ier French rentierbor. English rentier Borrowed from French rentier.
Meanings
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An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments.
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?
2022 April 13, Evgeny Morozov, “Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason”, in New Left Review, number 133/134, pages 89–126:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rentiers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (21)
es rentista (individual who receives capital income) · cmn 食利者 (individual who receives capital income) · pt rentista (individual who receives capital income) · fr rentier (individual who receives capital income) · ja 金利生活者 (individual who receives capital income) · pl rentier (individual who receives capital income) · ja ランティエ (individual who receives capital income) · cs rentiér (individual who receives capital income) · fi pääomatulon saaja (individual who receives capital income) · fr rentière (individual who receives capital income) · it redditiere (individual who receives capital income) · de Rentier (individual who receives capital income) · nl rentenier (individual who receives capital income) · ru рантье́ (individual who receives capital income) · de Rentière (individual who receives capital income) · tr rantiye (individual who receives capital income) · et rantjee (individual who receives capital income) · wa rintire (individual who receives capital income) · pl rentierka (individual who receives capital income) · uk рантьє́ (individual who receives capital income) · wa rintî (individual who receives capital income)