cardholder

[ kahrd-hohl-der ]
/ ˈkɑrdˌhoʊl dər /

noun

a registered member of an organization, especially of a union or a political party, who has been issued a card in evidence of membership.
a person who has a borrower's card from a library.
a person to whom a credit card or bank card is issued.
(on a typewriter) either of a pair of devices able to be raised to hold stiff objects, as envelopes or cards, in place for typing.

Origin of cardholder

First recorded in 1650–60; card1 + holder

Example sentences from the Web for cardholder

  • Credit card companies have also used predictive modeling to answer questions such as, has this cardholder recently moved?

    How Visa Predicts Divorce |Nicholas Ciarelli |April 6, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
  • A picture can be so fastened to the panel as to form a good letter or cardholder.

    Social Life |Maud C. Cooke
  • This stand contains a cardholder and a chrome strip which is used as the inking plate.

    The Science of Fingerprints |Federal Bureau of Investigation

British Dictionary definitions for cardholder

cardholder
/ (ˈkɑːdˌhəʊldə) /

noun

a person who owns a credit or debit card