inheritor
noun/ɪnˈherɪtə(r)/
/ɪnˈherɪtər/
- [usually plural] inheritor of something a person who is affected by the work, ideas, etc. of people who lived before them synonym heir
- We are the inheritors of a great cultural tradition.
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- a person who receives money, property, etc. from somebody when they die synonym heir
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