shareholder

noun

share·​hold·​er ˈsher-ˌhōl-dər 

: one that holds or owns a share in property

especially : stockholder

shareholding

ˈsher-ˌhōl-diŋ 

noun

Examples of shareholder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Ellison family bought Paramount from its previous controlling shareholders, the Redstones, in August and more cost cutting has been anticipated, even as new management has spent millions to acquire rights to show UFC matches as well as the digital opinion site The Free Press. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025

The network sued Trinity, alleging breach of contract and abuse of power as a controlling shareholder. —Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025

In recent times, Malone, a longtime shareholder of Discovery and mentor of David Zaslav, helped engineer that company’s $43 billion acquisition of WarnerMedia. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025

And schools generally don’t have shareholders to answer to, only fans. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shareholder

• officeholder
• beholder
• bondholder
• cardholder
• freeholder
• householder
• landholder
• leaseholder
• lienholder
• placeholder
• slaveholder
• smallholder

Kids Definition

shareholder

noun

share·​hold·​er -ˌhōl-dər 

: one that owns or holds a share in property

especially : stockholder

Legal Definition

shareholder

noun

share·​hold·​er

: one that owns a share in a fund (as a mutual fund) or property

especially : stockholder see also derivative action, equity sense 4c, proxy contest

shareholding adjective or noun