rentier
nounUK /ˈrɒ̃tieɪ/
US /rɑːnˈtjeɪ/
A person who gets money from rent or investments instead of working.
The old rentier lived comfortably on the income from his apartment buildings.
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2. A person whose income comes mainly from fixed-interest securities or bonds.
As a rentier, she preferred bonds to stocks for their steady payouts.
3. An economic class that lives on unearned income rather than wages.
Economists studied how the rentier class shaped the city's housing market.
4. A shareholder who profits from ownership without managing the business.
The rentier collected dividends while the managers ran the factory.