in·he·r·i·tor /ɪnˈherɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countableC] 1. PEBFsomeone who receives money, property etc from someone who has just died 遗产继承人
2 someone who follows in an established way of life or thinking 〔生活或思想方式的〕后继者,继承人inheritor of These writers are inheritors of his work. 这些作家是他作品风格的继承者。