Meaning of the word inheritor in English

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inheritor

US /ɪnˈher.ɪ.t̬ɚ/
UK /ɪnˈher.ɪ.t̬ɚ/

Noun

1.

a person who has been given something by someone who is dead:

Example:
We are the inheritors of Greek and Roman culture.
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