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Webster 1913 Edition

Actionist

{

Ac′tion-a-ry

,

Ac′tion-ist

, }

Noun.

[Cf. F.

actionnaire

.]

(Com.)

A shareholder in joint-stock company.

[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Actionist

AC'TIONARY

or AC'TIONIST,

Noun.

In Europe, a proprietor of stock in a trading company; one who owns actions or shares of stock.