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
The state holds the funds indefinitely until they’re claimed by their rightful owners (or heirs).
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Bill Pulte, who serves as the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is the heir to a building fortune and close to the president.
—CBS News, 7 June 2026
Its standout star is Lamine Yamal, an 18-year-old phenomenon who, on the strength of his record-breaking rise and his Barcelona ties, is already beginning to be seen as the great Lionel Messi’s heir.
—Esteban Campanela, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Under Austrian law, Nickolas qualifies as an heir.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 June 2026
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Bill Pulte, who serves as the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is the heir to a building fortune and close to the president.
—CBS News, 7 June 2026
Its standout star is Lamine Yamal, an 18-year-old phenomenon who, on the strength of his record-breaking rise and his Barcelona ties, is already beginning to be seen as the great Lionel Messi’s heir.
—Esteban Campanela, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Under Austrian law, Nickolas qualifies as an heir.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for heir
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir
Noun
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Among these delusions is the perennial faith that Iranians are potentially ardent converts to American-style freedom, rather than inheritors of an ancient civilization with a trajectory outlined by its own specific history.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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These aren’t reluctant inheritors hoping for a windfall.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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The old immigrants are likely to remain—in the manner of the occasional Wasp legatee (Wagner, Lindsay) who poked in during the buoyant sixties—more visitors to wars over civic power than victors in them.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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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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There is no more compelling high-wire act in the oil-and-gas industry today than this oil heiress’ all-in bet on an ultra-deep well that no one else would touch, after 20 years of disappointments and disasters in the area.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The Dell heiress has become the most visible member of her private family, with over 45,000 followers on Instagram.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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For the past 13 years, Crosswhite, a direct descendent of Chief War Eagle and Chief Swift Cloud, has acted as a cultural interpreter for the Mount Rushmore Society.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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And Childress got an Earnhardt descendant in Busch — a driver who some considered a villain for his take-no-prisoners style, a father, an all-time great who for the longest time couldn’t win the biggest race of them all.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2026
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“Heir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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