as in heir
a person who has the right to inherit property
someday that little boy will become the inheritor of one of the largest private fortunes in the country
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Recent Examples of inheritor
The very idea of an alliance will be strange and scary to the inheritors of the Non-Aligned Movement, which India helped spearhead during the Cold War.
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Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
Paul Hollywood has arguably established himself as the only credible pop-culture inheritor to the title of Ol’ Blue Eyes.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
Paul Hollywood has arguably established himself as the only credible pop-culture inheritor to the title of Ol’ Blue Eyes.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inheritor
heir
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Kane reflects on Fitzgerald’s decision to travel to Mexico with her son Valpy, a prospective heir for sisters there who are distantly connected to their family.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Alluca’s clients include tech founders, private investors, and next-gen heirs.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Inheritor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritor. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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