stockholder

noun

stock·​hold·​er ˈstäk-ˌhōl-dər 

: an owner of corporate stock

Examples of stockholder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead of placing the burden on customers, the company and stockholders should absorb more of the cost. — Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Since the claim belongs to the corporation, not the shareholder, any recovery goes to the corporation although the stockholder shareholder may recover litigation costs. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 July 2026

That warnings from front-line salespeople took so long to bubble up to senior management, and out to stockholders, is also alarming. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

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

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