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How to pronounce inheritor in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms heir, heritor
Type of receiver, recipient
Has types heir presumptive, heiress, heir-at-law, inheritrix, inheritress, heir apparent
Derivation inherit

Examples of inheritor

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Craig is the first inheritor who has worn the role rather than let it wear him.
From the theatlantic.com
The Republican nominee is inescapably cast in the role of the grateful inheritor.
From the time.com
I'd often read that Eastern Orthodoxy is the direct inheritor of ancient Platonism.
From the markvernon.com
For many years now, we have been a respectful inheritor of the Italian coffee culture.
From the guardian.co.uk
Second, Jacob Zuma will be a controversial inheritor of Mandela's legacy.
From the time.com
As inheritor of the Gaullist tradition, he may be tempted to fight Brussels on this turf.
From the economist.com
But he acknowledges that being the inheritor of Farruco's dance style can be difficult.
From the metro.co.uk
Another recent inheritor in her 60s is now considering retiring earlier than she had planned.
From the forbes.com
In artistry and influence, he is their inheritor and successor.
From the online.wsj.com
More examples
  • Heir: a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
  • The Foreigner universe is a fictional universe developed by science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh. The series centers around the descendants of a ship lost in transit from Earth en route to found a new space station. ...
  • (Inheritors (play)) Inheritors, (1921) by American dramatist Susan Glaspell concerns the legacy of an idealistic farmer who wills his highly coveted midwest farmland to the establishment of a college (Act I. ...
  • (The Inheritors (1970 film)) The Inheritors (Los herederos) is a 1970 Argentine drama film directed by David Stivel. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.
  • (The Inheritors (episode)) "The Inheritors" is the only two-part episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. Part I was first aired on November 21, 1964; Part II on November 28, 1964.
  • (The Inheritors (Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford)) The Inheritors: An Extravagant Story (1901) is a quasi-science fiction novel on which Ford Madox Ford and Joseph Conrad collaborated. It looks at society's mental evolution and what is gained and lost in the process. ...
  • Someone who inherits something; an heir
  • Is a beneficiary named in the will.