1 [usuallypl.] ~ of sth a person who is affected by the work, ideas, etc. of people who lived before them
SYNHEIR:
We are the inheritors of a great cultural tradition.
2 a person who receives money, property, etc. from sb when they die
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, inheritor is tagged as noun.
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