What does "rentier" mean?

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

Rentier

Common synonyms include: beneficiary, country gentleman, deedholder, householder, laird, landlady.

//ˈɹɒntɪeɪ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments.
"If today’s capitalists are mere lazy rentiers who contribute nothing to the production process, don’t they deserve to be downgraded to the status of feudal landlords?"
2
someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest and other investments wordnet