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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHA'REHOLDER, n. [share and holder.] One that holds or owns a share in a joint fund or property.
One of the proprietors of the mine, who was a principle shareholder in the company, died. Med. Repos.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation [syn: stockholder, shareholder, shareowner]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: circa 1832 one that holds or owns a share in property; especially stockholder • shareholding noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. an owner of shares in a company.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shareholder Share"hold`er, n. One who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(shareholders) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. A shareholder is a person who owns shares in a company. (BUSINESS) ...a shareholders' meeting. N-COUNT