Someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another

• Threatening adversary for Dracula?
• Person or organisation with an interest in something
• Must deliver the stakes to the winner

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet. 2 An escrow agent or custodian. 3 (context legal English) A person filing an interpleader action, such as a garnishee or trustee, who acknowledges ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A stakeholder or stakeholders, as defined in its first usage in a 1963 internal memorandum at the Stanford Research Institute , are "those groups without whose support the organization would cease to exist." The theory was later developed and championed ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES stakeholder economy EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Stakeholders resent production being cut after they have invested. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A government has more stakeholders than a business, and most of them vote. ▪ ...