Standard Lemma guide

rentier

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɹɒntɪeɪ/
  • /ɹɑ̃ˈtjeɪ/
  • CMU ARPABET: R EH1 T IY2 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest and other investments

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: investor

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 食利者 (shílìzhě) — individual who receives capital income
  • Czech: rentiér — individual who receives capital income
  • Dutch: rentenier — individual who receives capital income
  • Estonian: rantjee — individual who receives capital income
  • Finnish: pääomatulon saaja — individual who receives capital income
  • French: rentier — individual who receives capital income
  • French: rentière — individual who receives capital income
  • German: Rentier — individual who receives capital income
  • German: Rentière — individual who receives capital income
  • Italian: redditiere — individual who receives capital income
  • Japanese: 金利生活者 (kinri seikatsusha) — individual who receives capital income
  • Japanese: ランティエ (rantie) — individual who receives capital income
  • Polish: rentier — individual who receives capital income
  • Polish: rentierka — individual who receives capital income
  • Portuguese: rentista — individual who receives capital income
  • Russian: рантье́ (rantʹjé) — individual who receives capital income
  • Spanish: rentista — individual who receives capital income
  • Turkish: rantiye — individual who receives capital income
  • Ukrainian: рантьє́ (rantʹjé) — individual who receives capital income
  • Walloon: rintî — individual who receives capital income
  • Walloon: rintire — individual who receives capital income