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heiress

[air-is] / ˈɛər ɪs /
NOUN
beneficiary
Synonyms
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heir recipient
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assignee devisee donee grantee inheritor legatee payee possessor receiver stipendiary successor
WEAK
almsperson
Antonyms
WEAK
giver payer
NOUN
holder
Synonyms
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buyer landowner partner purchaser
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governor heir heritor keeper legatee master possessor proprietor sharer squire
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heir-apparent titleholder
Antonyms
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seller
NOUN
owner
Synonyms
STRONGEST
holder landowner partner proprietor
STRONG
governor heir heritor keeper legatee possessor purchaser sharer squire
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heir-apparent something buyer titleholder
Antonyms
WEAK
leaser renter
NOUN
possessor
Synonyms
STRONG
beneficiary buyer heir holder inheritor laird landlady landlord landowner legatee lessee master occupant occupier partner proprietor proprietress purchaser retainer trustee
Antonyms
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seller
NOUN
scion
Synonyms
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heir
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branch brood child graft issue junior offspring progeny seed shoot sprout successor twig
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begotten chip off old block
Antonyms
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parent
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cause root source

Example Sentences

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Thomas Pynchon hasn’t lost a step with his 1930s tale about the misadventures of a Milwaukee cheese heiress and the detective that travels to proto-fascist Budapest to find her.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Originally developed by Prescott T. Stevens for a Chicago heiress, the compound was designed to impress—an ethos that still very much defines it today.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

That same year, he married Jane Lauder, an executive at Estée Lauder and an heiress to one of America’s wealthiest families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The heiress previously acknowledged criticism she got online for her privileged position.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

And Camilla grew richer and richer: an American heiress.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck