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stockholder

noun · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstɒk.həʊl.də/
  • General-American: /ˈstɑk.hoʊl.dɚ/
  • General-American: [ˈstɑk.hoʊɫ.dɚ]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈstɔk.həʉl.də/
  • Philippines: /stakˈhol.dəɹ/
  • CMU ARPABET: S T AA1 K HH OW2 L D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who owns stock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shareholder, stockowner

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A company that maintains a stock of certain products.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Zumbeco are stockholders of round bar, flat bar and plate.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stockist

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shareholder, shareowner

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: investor

Narrower terms: stockholder of record

History

Etymology

From stock + holder.