the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint-stock or incorporated company, in a common fund, or in some property: as, a shareholder in a railway, a mining or banking company, etc.
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n. someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
Word Usage
"The term shareholder primacy typically connotes two distinct principles: (1) The shareholder wealth maximization norm, pursuant to which directors are obliged to make decision based solely on the basis of long-term shareholder gain."