stockholder

[stok-hohl-der] /ˈstɒkˌhoʊl dər/

noun

Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.

Australian. an owner of livestock, as a rancher.

Origin

1745-55; stock + holder

Examples from the web for stockholders

Its stockholders are its shareholders, and hold shares instead of stock in it.
In contrast, managers hired by the owner-stockholders ran the corporation.
stockholders believed the prices would fall and rushed to sell.
But in his view, there's more to the venture than boosting his stockholders' profits.
Under current law they have no obligation to reveal tax returns, and stockholders have no right to obtain them.
But history shows that excellent returns are available to stockholders who survive such rough patches.
Their stockholders and employees went down with them.
Blockbuster mergers tend to be duds for stockholders of the acquiring company.
Private investors buy a company from its public stockholders.
It's a way for companies to reward stockholders' loyalty and to distribute profits.

British Dictionary definitions for stockholders

/ˈstɒkˌhəʊldə/

noun

an owner of corporate capital stock

(Austral) a person who keeps livestock

Derived Forms

stockholding, noun

Word Origin and History for stockholders

1753, from stock (n.2) + agent noun from hold.

stockholders in Culture

The persons or corporations holding stock in a corporation.