1. a person who receives money, property, or a title from someone who has died
2. a person who receives or takes over something from a predecessor

Examples

• She was the sole inheritor of her grandmother’s estate.
• The prince is the inheritor of the throne.
• As the inheritor of the family business, he felt great responsibility.
• The museum became the inheritor of the artist’s entire collection.
• Each generation is an inheritor of the previous one’s achievements.
• The new CEO was the inheritor of both success and debt.