stockholder

[stok-hohl-der]

noun

1. Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.

2. Australian.,  an owner of livestock, as a rancher.

stockholder

/ ˈstɒkˌhəʊldə /

noun

1. an owner of corporate capital stock

2. a person who keeps livestock

Other Word Forms

• stockholding noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stockholder¹

First recorded in 1745–55; stock + holder

Example Sentences

He obtained a list of all the big stockholders in New Century, the big subprime lender.

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Net profit attributable to stockholders ticked lower to $112 million, or 20 cents a share, from $119 million, or 21 cents a share, a year earlier.

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“We are pleased to enter this transaction, which delivers significant, near-term and certain cash value to our stockholders,” Valade said in a statement.

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“We respect the decision of Core Scientific’s stockholders regarding our previously announced merger agreement,” CoreWeave said in a statement.

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Sanberg didn’t control such agreements, but as the largest stockholder and a board member, his preferences carried weight.

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