shareholder

noun

share·​hold·​er ˈsher-ˌhōl-dər 

: one that holds or owns a share in property

especially : stockholder

shareholding

ˈsher-ˌhōl-diŋ 

noun

Examples of shareholder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jobs was also the founder of NeXT and chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar. —New Atlas, 7 June 2025

Circle shares pop after IPO Shares of Circle Internet Group soared 168% on Thursday after the stablecoin company and its selling shareholders raised almost $1.1 billion in an initial public offering. —Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 June 2025

Directors who do not attend their board and committee meetings cannot be effective representatives of shareholders. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 June 2025

But in 2023, the streaming giant’s shareholders rejected the Netflix executive compensation packages in a say-on-pay vote. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shareholder

• officeholder
• beholder
• bondholder
• cardholder
• freeholder
• householder
• landholder
• leaseholder
• lienholder
• placeholder
• slaveholder
• smallholder

Kids Definition

shareholder

noun

share·​hold·​er -ˌhōl-dər 

: one that owns or holds a share in property

especially : stockholder

Legal Definition

shareholder

noun

share·​hold·​er

: one that owns a share in a fund (as a mutual fund) or property

especially : stockholder see also derivative action, equity sense 4c, proxy contest

shareholding adjective or noun