Definition of "rentier" [‖Ren•tier]

• A person who lives on income from property or investments. (noun)

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• "A rentier is a person who lives on income from property and investments."
• "February 19th, 2010 at 9: 38 am morgan, rentier is a well established and well defined term. the fact that you are not familiar with it and have some definitions muddled is irrelevant."
• "You see, in the past, Taiwan, when people heard about Keelung Harbor, Taichung Harbor, Kaohsiung Harbor, those areas were seen by most Taiwanese as "rentier" -- an area that was forbidden."