stockholder

noun

stock·​hold·​er ˈstäk-ˌhōl-dər 

: an owner of corporate stock

Examples of stockholder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some apartment owners are constricted on rent by the terms of their financing or expectations of stockholders. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

Single stockholder's voting rights are limited to 20% and give local government and workers veto power over major business decisions. — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The company has to balance three constituencies, preferred stockholders, common stockholders and bitcoin investors, according to El-Assal. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Shares of Blue Owl opened 10% higher on Thursday, suggesting the withdrawals and loan performance were better than stockholders had expected. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stockholder

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

Kids Definition

stockholder

noun

stock·​hold·​er ˈstäk-ˌhōl-dər 

: an owner of stocks

Legal Definition

stockholder

noun

stock·​hold·​er

: an owner of corporate stock compare bondholder

stockholding noun or adjective