stakeholder
English
/ˈsteɪkhoʊldə(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
- An escrow agent or custodian.
- (legal) A person filing an interpleader action, such as a garnishee or trustee, who acknowledges possession of property that is owed to one or more of several other claimants.
- A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise.
Etymology
Compound from English stake + English holder.
Origin
English
holder
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- accountholder English
- alestake English
- baitholder English
- billholder English
- bondholder English
- bookholder English
- boroughholder English
- bottleholder English
- boxholder English
- candleholder English
- cardholder English
- chairholder English
- coholder English
- copyholder English
- cryoholder English
- cupholder English
- debentureholder English
- debtholder English
- deedholder English
- fiefholder English
- fundholder English
- gasholder English
- grubstake English
- grudgeholder English
- hold English
- holder English
- holdership English
- inkholder English
- innholder English
- jobholder English
- keyholder English
- lampholder English
- landholder English
- leadholder English
- leaseholder English
- lienholder English
- loanholder English
- lotholder English
- mapholder English
- mopholder English
- multistakeholder English
- noteholder English
- officeholder English
- passholder English
- patentholder English
- penholder English
- permitholder English
- pewholder English
- placeholder English
- planholder English
- policyholder English
- postholder English
- potholder English
- powerholder English
- recordholder English
- restake English
- rightholder English
- rightsholder English
- runholder English
- seatholder English
- shareholder English
- shipholder English
- sightholder English
- signholder English
- slaveholder English
- sleeveholder English
- stake English
- stake-driver English
- stakebed English
- stakebuilding English
- stakehead English
- stakeholdership English
- stakeholding English
- stakehole English
- stakelike English
- stakenet English
- stakeout English
- staker English
- stakest English
- staketh English
- staking English
- stallholder English
- stockholder English
- sweepstake English
- swoopstake English
- tagholder English
- titleholder English
- toolholder English
- typeholder English
- unitholder English
- stake Middle English
- hold
- stake
- holder
- staker
- restake
- staking
- staketh
- stakest
- stakeout
- coholder
- alestake
- stakebed
- stakenet
- cupholder
- penholder
- keyholder
- boxholder
- mapholder
- stakelike
- gasholder
- stakehole
- mopholder
- grubstake
- lotholder
- stakehead
- tagholder
- potholder
- innholder
- pewholder
- inkholder
- jobholder
- runholder
- sweepstake
- passholder
- bookholder
- cryoholder
- noteholder
- unitholder
- loanholder
- copyholder
- signholder
- bondholder
- planholder
- postholder
- swoopstake
- deedholder
- fiefholder
- debtholder
- leadholder
- seatholder
- toolholder
- fundholder
- holdership
- landholder
- lampholder
- billholder
- shipholder
- cardholder
- lienholder
- baitholder
- typeholder
- rightholder
- placeholder
- stockholder
- leaseholder
- powerholder
- stallholder
- sightholder
- chairholder
- shareholder
- slaveholder
- titleholder
- recordholder
- candleholder
- permitholder
- rightsholder
- stake-driver
- stakeholding
- patentholder
- grudgeholder
- officeholder
- bottleholder
- policyholder
- sleeveholder
- accountholder
- boroughholder
- stakebuilding
- stakeholdership
- debentureholder
- multistakeholder