Definition
a person who owns shares in a company and therefore owns part of the company
Etymology
Compound of 'share' (from Old English scearu 'division') + 'holder' (from hold)
Kelly Says
Shareholders literally 'hold their share' of a company - they're partial owners who get to vote on big decisions and hopefully profit from success!
Translations
AFAfrikaans
aandeelhouder
aan-deel-hou-der
BGБългарски
акционер
ak-tsio-ner
ETEesti
aktsionär
ak-tsio-ner
EUEuskara
akziodun
ak-tsio-dun
GLGalego
accionista
ak-sio-NIS-ta
HRHrvatski
dioničar
di-o-ni-char
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemegang saham
LTLietuvių
akcininkas
ak-tsi-nin-kas
LVLatviešu
akcionārs
ak-tsio-nars
MNМонгол
хувьцаа эзэмшигч
khuv-tsaa e-zem-shigch
MSBahasa Melayu
pemegang saham
MYမြန်မာ
စတော့ခ်ပိုင်ဆိုင်သူ
NLNederlands
aandeelhouder
SKSlovenčina
akcionár
ak-tsio-nar
SLSlovenščina
delničar
del-ni-char
SRСрпски
акционар
ak-tsio-nar
SWKiswahili
mmiliki wa hisa
TEతెలుగు
వాటా పట్టుదారుడు