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bondholder

American  
[bond-hohl-der] / ˈbɒndˌhoʊl dər /

noun

  1. a holder of a bond or bonds issued by a government or corporation.


bondholder British  
/ ˈbɒndˌhəʊldə /

noun

  1. an owner of one or more bonds issued by a company or other institution

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of bondholder

First recorded in 1815–25; bond 1 + holder


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Radford’s current owner, Hackman Capital Partners, defaulted on $1.1 billion of bondholder debt and turned the property over to lenders led by Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

FAT Brands is also locked in litigation with bondholder Alagna Advisors and its head of structured credit, Kevin Gordon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026

The production is also facing an arbitration claim for alleged breaches in its co-financing agreement with its distributor New Line Cinema and City National Bank, “Horizon” bondholder, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

The property developer said early Monday that it failed to secure bondholder support for a one-year extension of a bond payment due Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

I think the bondholder violates his promise when he refuses to take the same kind of money he paid for the bonds.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by John Sherman

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