[ noun ] someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner <noun.person>
Stakeholder \Stake"hold`er\ (-h[=o]ld`[~e]r), n. The holder of a stake; one with whom the bets are deposited when a wager is laid.
The shares closed 9 lower at 37p. Engineering group James Wilkes was once again the subject of bid speculation, with stakeholder Suter named as the likely predator.
Mr. Anderson champions the concept of the "stakeholder," the idea that a company should be responsive not only to shareholders but also to suppliers, employees and business partners.
Rank Organisation climbed 11 to 693p as dealers again reported switching into the leisure group. Granada Group gained on optimism over BSkyB, in which it is a shareholder, following positive results from News Corp, BSkyB's main stakeholder.