noun the stockholder whose name is registered on the books of the corporation as owning the shares at a particular time Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
a stockholder or his or her agent whose name is registered on the books of the issuing corporation at the close of a business day set for determining that stockholders shall receive dividends or vote on an issue. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/stockholder-of-record