stockholder

noun

stock·​hold·​er ˈstäk-ˌhōl-dər 

: an owner of corporate stock

Examples of stockholder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These practical processes are critical to protect the company’s and its stockholder’s interests. —Tim Reynolds, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025

Electronic Arts stockholders are set to receive $210 per share, according to the statement. —Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025

The higher dividend will be payable November 12, 2025, to stockholders of record on October 31, 2025, contingent upon formal declaration by the board of directors at its regular meeting in October. —Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

Dividend growers also tend to be leaders in their subsectors, having demonstrated capital discipline in terms of reinvesting in their business and generating stockholder payouts, said Matt Quinlan, portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton. —Michelle Fox, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025

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