stockholder

noun

stock·​hold·​er ˈstäk-ˌhōl-dər 

: an owner of corporate stock

Examples of stockholder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That proved to be accurate, though finalization will take much longer, giving stockholders and regulators time to voice their feelings about the acquisition. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

But stagnant growth doesn’t mix well with inflation or stockholder expectations. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026

The company behind Claude AI announced plans to commit 5% of its shares to a new Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, subject to stockholder approval. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Meta shares are up 2% premarket, suggesting that while credit investors are scared, stockholders are still sanguine. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 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