cardbearer
cardbearer noun: one who holds a membership card.
Noun
cardbearer (plural cardbearers)
- One who holds a membership card.
- These cards were, therefore, a representation to the merchants (third parties) to whom they were presented that defendants' husbands (second parties — cardbearers) were authorized to make charges upon the defendants' (first parties) accounts.1987, Steve H. Nickles, Materials for understanding credit and payment systems, page 826
- I did not see any difficulty in belonging to both, and I was a cardbearer in the Party before I could be sure of becoming a Catholic for good.1993, Veronica Namoyo Le Goulard, A Memory for Wonders, page 119
Forms of cardbearer
| plural | cardbearers |
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Origin of cardbearer
From card + bearer.
Questions about cardbearer
- What does cardbearer mean?
- Cardbearer means one who holds a membership card.
- What part of speech is cardbearer?
- Cardbearer is a noun.
- What is the plural of cardbearer?
- The plural of cardbearer is cardbearers.
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