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 former One Direction star's son Bear, 9, is the sole inheritor of $29,007,998 from the singer's estate.
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Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Among these delusions is the perennial faith that Iranians are potentially ardent converts to American-style freedom, rather than inheritors of an ancient civilization with a trajectory outlined by its own specific history.
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Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
These aren’t reluctant inheritors hoping for a windfall.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
This is an inheritor of Western traditions and supremacy.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
For inheritors of the banana leaf-wrapping tradition, this practice has both the literal and symbolic capacity to contain that relationship.
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Sophia Rey,
JSTOR Daily,
28 May 2026
More than 80% of widows and next-generation inheritors leave their financial advisor after inheriting wealth.
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Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
His inheritor would truly get the movement going.
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Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
That leaves Oseguera’s cadre of regional commanders as the most likely inheritors of his drug empire.
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Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Among these delusions is the perennial faith that Iranians are potentially ardent converts to American-style freedom, rather than inheritors of an ancient civilization with a trajectory outlined by its own specific history.
—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
These aren’t reluctant inheritors hoping for a windfall.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
This is an inheritor of Western traditions and supremacy.
—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
For inheritors of the banana leaf-wrapping tradition, this practice has both the literal and symbolic capacity to contain that relationship.
—
Sophia Rey,
JSTOR Daily,
28 May 2026
More than 80% of widows and next-generation inheritors leave their financial advisor after inheriting wealth.
—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
His inheritor would truly get the movement going.
—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
That leaves Oseguera’s cadre of regional commanders as the most likely inheritors of his drug empire.
—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inheritor
heir
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Mojtaba Khamenei, Khamenei’s son and expectant heir, is notably absent.
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The Prince of Wales sadly won’t be attending Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s wedding Friday in New York City, but the heir to the British throne nonetheless made sure to offer some royal prestige to events.
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“Inheritor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritor. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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