Synonyms of the word

inheritor

• n. Someone who inherits something; an heir.
• n. (computing, programming) A class, etc. that derives from another code element through inheritance.

heir

• n. Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
• n. One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office.
• n. A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.

heritor

• n. A person who inherits; an heir or heiress.
• n. (Scotland) A proprietor or landholder in a parish.

receiver

• n. A person who or thing that receives or is intended to receive something.

recipient

• n. One who receives.
• n. (medicine) An individual receiving donor organs or tissues.
• n. (chemistry) The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.