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Jan 2, 2019
This week’s themeWords to describe people
This week’s words
fabulist
numpty
rentier
Rentier relaxing in Hanover
In German, a reindeer is known as a Rentier. Presumably, reindeer in Germany live off the land, renting it out to other grazing animals
In German, a reindeer is known as a Rentier. Presumably, reindeer in Germany live off the land, renting it out to other grazing animals
Photo: Zweer de Bruin
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PRONUNCIATION:
(ran-TYAY) 
[the first syllable is nasal]
MEANING:
noun: A person who lives on income from rent, interest, etc.
ETYMOLOGY:
From French rentier (a person of independent means), from rente (private income). Earliest documented use: 1650.
USAGE:
“It is she, the landlady, who makes the observation from her situation as the comfortable rentier.”
Ann Blake; Christina Stead’s Politics of Place; University of Western Australia Press; 1999.
See more usage examples of rentier in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.
Ann Blake; Christina Stead’s Politics of Place; University of Western Australia Press; 1999.
See more usage examples of rentier in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
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