Standard Lemma guide

stakeholder

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪkˌhəʊl.də/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈsteɪkˌhoʊl.dɚ/
  • Texas: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈstæɪkˌhəʉl.də/
  • Australian: [ˈstæɪkˌhɐʉl.də] some speakers
  • New-Zealand: /ˈstæɪkˌhɐʉl.də/
  • rhymes with -əʊldə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: S T EY1 K HH OW2 L D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person such as a trustee, escrow agent or garnishee, who holds money or assets under trust for another party in a contractual agreement or as part of a claim.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person or organisation with a legitimate interest (a stake) in a given situation, action or enterprise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To involve stakeholders in (a project, process, decision, etc.).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive, uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: neutral

History

Etymology

From stake + holder.

Across languages

Translations

84 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 賭注經紀人 /赌注经纪人 (dǔzhù jīngjìrén) — bet holder
  • Finnish: vedonvälittäjä — bet holder
  • German: Wetteinsatzverwalter — bet holder
  • Greek: θεματοφύλακας στοιχημάτων (thematofýlakas stoichimáton) — bet holder
  • Malay: pemegang taruh — bet holder
  • Polish: interesant — bet holder
  • Polish: interesantka — bet holder
  • Polish: interesariusz — bet holder
  • Spanish: apostador — bet holder
  • Spanish: baratero (chapas, juego de apuestas) — bet holder
  • Arabic: وكيل الضمان — escrow agent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 代管代理 (dàiguǎn dàilǐ) — escrow agent
  • Finnish: uskottu mies — escrow agent
  • French: agent d'entiercement — escrow agent
  • German: Treuhänder — escrow agent
  • Hindi: निलंब एजेंट (nilamb ejeṇṭ) — escrow agent
  • Malay: pemegang amanah harta — escrow agent
  • Polish: bukmacher — escrow agent
  • Russian: попечи́тель (popečítelʹ) — escrow agent
  • Spanish: agente de depósito de garantía — escrow agent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 交互訴訟 /交互诉讼 (jiāohù sùsòng) — interpleader
  • Chinese Mandarin: 交互訴訟者 /交互诉讼者 (jiāohù sùsòngzhě) — interpleader
  • Finnish: uskottu mies — interpleader
  • French: plaideur — interpleader
  • German: Zwischenklage — interpleader
  • German: Zwischenkläger — interpleader
  • Hindi: इंटरप्लीडर (iṇṭraplīḍar) — interpleader
  • Japanese: 競合権利者 (kyōgō kenri mono) — interpleader
  • Polish: bukmacher — interpleader
  • Catalan: part interessada — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Chinese Mandarin: 持份者 (chífènzhě) — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Chinese Mandarin: 利益相關者 /利益相关者 (lìyì xiāngguānzhě) — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Dutch: belanghebbende — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Estonian: osapool — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Finnish: sidosryhmä — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • French: intervenant — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • French: partie prenante — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • German: Stakeholder — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • German: Stakeholderin — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • German: Interessensgruppe — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • German: Interessenvertreter — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • German: Interessensvertreter — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • German: Interesseneigner — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • German: Interessenträger — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • German: Anspruchsgruppe — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • German: Anspruchsberechtigter — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • German: Anspruchsperson — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • German: interessierter Kreis — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • German: interessierte Kreise — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • German: relevanter Akteur — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • German: Anteilseigner — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • German: Beteiligter — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • German: Projektbeteiligter — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Hungarian: érintett — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Indonesian: pemilik kepentingan — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Italian: interessato — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Italian: parte interessata — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Japanese: 利害関係者 (rigai kankeisha) — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Japanese: ステークホルダー (sutēkuhorudā) — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Kazakh: стейкхолдер (steikxolder) — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Latin: manceps — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Māori: kiripānga — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Persian: ذینفع (zi-naf') — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Polish: interesant — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Polish: interesantka — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Polish: interesariusz — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Portuguese: parte interessada — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Russian: па́йщик (pájščik) — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Russian: заинтересо́ванная сторона́ (zainteresóvannaja storoná) — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Russian: стейкхо́лдер (stɛjkxóldɛr) — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Slovak: zainteresovaná strana — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Southern Altai: пайчы (payčï) — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Spanish: interesado económico — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Spanish: interesado — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Spanish: partido interesado — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Spanish: responsable — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Spanish: autor — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Spanish: interviniente — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Spanish: tomaparte — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Swahili: mshikadau — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Swedish: intressent — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Swedish: berörda parter — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Welsh: rhanddeiliad — person or organisation with a legitimate interest
  • Welsh: budd-ddeiliad — person or organisation with a legitimate interest