What is the difference between a "shareholder" and an "investor"?

I would define a shareholder as one who has purchased stock in a publicly traded company.

An investor can be a person who has put up money in a company, as in cash for just about any company, publicly traded or not.

A shareholder is an investor, while an investor might not be a shareholder.

A shareholder owns stock in the company like IBM. An investor has put up money to start the company like Bill Gates.
They often get mixed up because someone who buys stock is also called in investor.

A person who has bought shares is a form of investor but a person can invest by giving loans with specific repayment periods that do not involve shares .
Shareholder is an investor who gets an equity stake ,
Loan / bond holders are investors who get a % rate on the loan .

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a "shareholder" typically owns equity securities. an "investor" could own equity, debt, or deriviatives. one connotation of "investor" is that the person in question is planning on sticking with the company for a prolonged period of time as compared to a "speculator" who may flip out of the company at a moment's notice.

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An investor may be associated with real estate, entrepreneurship, even education, insurance or personal health. There are many types of investments a person can make.