heir
🇺🇸
/er/
🇬🇧
/eə(r)/
noun
R
A person who gets someone's property or title after they die.
He is the heir to his father's business.
R
A person who continues someone else's work or tradition.
She is the heir to her teacher's teaching methods.
translation
A person who gets someone's property or title after they die.; A person who continues someone else's work or tradition.
Word Forms
Plural
heirs