shareholder.
One who owns shares of stock in a corporation.
Meaning & usage
One who owns shares of stock in a corporation.
Shareholders are the real owners of a publicly traded business, but management runs it.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)koréh₂ Proto-Germanic *skarō Proto-West Germanic *skaru Old English sċearu Middle English schare English share Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English holder English shareholder From share + holder.
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