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heiress

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

Example Sentences

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It was eventually sold for $85 million in 2011 to Formula 1 heiress Petra Ecclestone.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

The company has been in the spotlight since President Trump picked Kevin Warsh— husband of Estée Lauder heiress Jane Lauder — to lead the Federal Reserve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

A woman allegedly posed as an heiress and scammed nearly $30 million from banks and institutions in Los Angeles and Orange counties, according to authorities.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

In 2014, he married his third wife, heiress and television producer Sabrina Guinness.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

Either she’s an heiress with money to invest, or she’s in trouble and needs a lawyer to help her.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.