From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstockholderstock‧hold‧er /ˈstɒkˌhəʊldə $ ˈstɑːkˌhoʊldər/ noun [countable] especially American EnglishBFS someone who owns stocks in a business SYN shareholder British English
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stockholder• Profits shot up and stockholders benefitted from rising shares.• The market works to compensate stockholders for the chances they take.• This grant must be matched by an equal sum from Ferronorte stockholders.• Most of the shares are coming from stockholders.• Trustees for the stockholders and eurobond holders are appointed under trust deeds.• Only later do he or his descendants begin to talk about their responsibilities to their stockholders.• Dividend payments reflect the division of earnings between payments to stockholders and reinvestment in the firm.• And, third, if you put your stockholder hat on, it makes good sense.From Longman Business Dictionarystockholderstock‧hold‧er /ˈstɒkˌhəʊldəˈstɑːkˌhoʊldər/ noun [countable] especially American English FINANCE a person or organization that owns shares in a particular companySYNSHAREHOLDERHe believed that such a large stockholder is entitled to some board seats. → controlling stockholder → minority stockholder 