as in inheritor
a person who has the right to inherit property
upon his death, Mr. Parkworth's property was divided evenly among his heirs, four sons and three daughters
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Recent Examples of heir
On his deathbed, Harold suggests their seemingly humdrum cousin Arthur (Justin Timberlake) as the only other possible heir.
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Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Families usually come to him when the next generation has little interest in taking over the ranch or the heirs can’t come to an agreement.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Unlike previous heirs, George has always attended coed day schools, a careful move by William and Kate that royal author Sally Bedell Smith says is significant.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Philip Wrigley’s heirs sold the property in 1981.
—Amy Bizzarri, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Families usually come to him when the next generation has little interest in taking over the ranch or the heirs can’t come to an agreement.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Unlike previous heirs, George has always attended coed day schools, a careful move by William and Kate that royal author Sally Bedell Smith says is significant.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Philip Wrigley’s heirs sold the property in 1981.
—Amy Bizzarri, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir
Noun
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Paul Hollywood has arguably established himself as the only credible pop-culture inheritor to the title of Ol’ Blue Eyes.—
Ruby Tandoh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.—
David Jackson,
USA TODAY,
8 Sep. 2024
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Since at least World War I, some legatees of Ivy League privilege have deployed their advantages to oppose injustices and support workers, often against these defectors’ own comfortable families’ and college classmates’ interests, and often at some risk to themselves.—
Jim Sleeper,
The New Republic,
4 Sep. 2023
Noun
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This lineage is a descendant of the Omicron variant of the virus.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The TinyTV 2 is the descendant of the $75 (as of this writing) TinyTV DIY Kit that came out three years prior.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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Delvey, whose real name is Anna Sorokin, gained notoriety for posing as a German heiress and used her social standing to swindle and defraud wealthy people, banks and hotels.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Colombian heiress had problems of her own, obviously.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Heir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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