Stakeholder

n. one who holds and pays out bets at a casino; one who holds a share or interest (in a company, etc.)

Stakeholder may refer to:Stakeholder (corporate), a party who affects, or can be affected by, the company's actionsStakeholder theory, identifies and models the groups which are stakeholders of a corporationStakeholder (law), a third party who temporarily holds money or property while its owner is still being determined
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Noun
1. someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner
(hypernym) neutral

(n.)
The holder of a stake; one with whom the bets are deposited when a wager is laid.
  

any person or group of people that have some interest or other in the running of an organisation; includes; customers, competition, pressure groups, suppliers, intermediaries, local communities, the ‘city’, the media, politicians, government etc.