STOCKHOLDER

stockholder, shareholder, shareowner

(noun) someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stockholder (plural stockholders)

(finance) One who owns stock.

a company that maintains a stock of certain products.

Synonyms

• shareholder (sense 1)

• stockist (sense 2)

Coordinate terms

• bondholder

• debtholder

• noteholder

• stakeholder

• unitholder

Source: Wiktionary


Stock"hold`er, n.

Definition: One who is a holder or proprietor of stock in the public funds, or in the funds of a bank or other stock company.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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