stockholder

[ stok-hohl-der ]
/ ˈstɒkˌhoʊl dər /
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noun

Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
Australian. an owner of livestock, as a rancher.

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Origin of stockholder

First recorded in 1745–55; stock + holder

Words nearby stockholder

stockbroker, stockbroker belt, stocker, stockfish, stockhausen, stockholder, stockholder of record, stockholders, stockholders' equity, stockholm, stockholm syndrome
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Words related to stockholder

lender, shareholder, banker, backer, capitalist

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British Dictionary definitions for stockholder

stockholder
/ (ˈstɒkˌhəʊldə) /

noun

an owner of corporate capital stock
Australian a person who keeps livestock

Derived forms of stockholder

stockholding, noun
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