inheritor
noun[C]
uk/ɪnˈher.ɪ.tər/us/ɪnˈher.ɪ.t̬ɚ/apersonwho has been given something by someone who isdead:
继承人figurativeWe are the inheritorsofGreekandRomanculture.我们是希腊罗马文化的继承者。
Synonym
heir
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Inheriting & bequeathing
- advance directive
- assign
- beneficiary
- bequeath
- bequest
- cadger
- execute
- executor
- heir
- heir apparent
- heiress
- inherit
- inheritance
- patrimony
- pond life
- pond scum
- primogeniture
- probate
- settle
- testate