rentier

Noun

Meaning

One who has a fixed income, as from lands, stocks, or the like.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lord squire laird householder bondholder master owner deceased proprietary mistress beneficiary proprietor financier landlady retiree
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Antonyms

man assistant auxiliary char domestic dependent
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Hypernyms

investor

Anagrams

reinter Reinert Terrien terrine

Examples

However, it was mostly concentrated in the hands of the rentier class, while the debt was serviced by mainly regressive taxes that weighed on the working population. Source: Internet

The economy could thus be described as one which is "exploitative" - a rentier state - and based upon the extraction of unsustainable resources or non-reusable assets. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

renthouse rentiapril rentice rentier state renting renting out