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inheritor

noun
/ɪnˈhɛrɪtər/

Meaning

a person who receives money, property, or a title when someone dies

Example Sentences

She became the inheritor of her family's estate.

Synonyms

heir, successor, beneficiary, descendant

Antonyms

ancestor, predecessor

Collocations

rightful inheritor, sole inheritor, legal inheritor

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