shareholder

The definition of a shareholder is a person who owns shares in a company.

(noun)

Someone who owns stock in Apple is an example of a shareholder.

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See shareholder in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person who holds or owns a share or shares, esp. in a corporation

See shareholder in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
One that owns or holds a share or shares of stock; a stockholder. Also called shareowner.

Related Forms:

  • shareˈholdˌing noun

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