Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inheritor

/ˌɪnhˈɛɹətɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
in-her-i-tor
IPA
/ˌɪnhˈɛɹətɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who inherits something; an heir.

noun

A class, etc. that derives from another code element through inheritance.

Etymology

From Middle English enheriter, enheritour. Displaced Old English ierfenuma. By surface analysis, inherit + -or.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

inheritors (plural) enheritour (alternative, obsolete) inheritour (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

coinheritor

Frequently Paired Words

coinheritress inheritress inheritrix

Synonyms

heir heritor

Questions

How do you pronounce inheritor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnhˈɛɹətɚ/.
What does inheritor mean?
Someone who inherits something; an heir.
Where does inheritor come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce inheritor

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