Etymology

rentier

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Today it means: An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments. Full definition →

French rentier
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The story

  1. Frenchrente
  2. Frenchrentier
  3. English todayrentier

Borrowed from French rentier.

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