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

Last week, Paramount launched a hostile bid for WBD, taking a $30-per-share, all-cash offer directly to shareholders. —Alex Sherman,sara Salinas, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025

The founder of Emerson Collective, Powell Jobs bought roughly 20% of Monumental in 2017 and was once the group’s largest shareholder outside of Ted Leonsis. —Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2025

Thompson, 50, was a father of two from Minnesota visiting New York City for a shareholder conference in midtown Manhattan when a gunman approached him from behind and shot him on a sidewalk outside the host hotel. —Michael Ruiz , Brendan McDonald, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025

Earlier on Wednesday, the WBD board urged shareholders to reject Paramount’s bid. —Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 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