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cardholder

cardholder noun: a case for holding cards, as credit cards, bankcards, or business cards.

Noun

cardholder (plural cardholders)

  1. A case for holding cards, as credit cards, bankcards, or business cards.
    Synonyms:
    card wallet
  2. An authorized user of a card that is used for financial transactions, etc.

Synonyms of cardholder

Forms of cardholder

pluralcardholders

Origin of cardholder

From card + holder.

Questions about cardholder

What does cardholder mean?
Cardholder means a case for holding cards, as credit cards, bankcards, or business cards.
What part of speech is cardholder?
Cardholder is a noun.
What is the plural of cardholder?
The plural of cardholder is cardholders.

Words near cardholder in the dictionary

  1. Cardews
  2. cardex
  3. cardexes
  4. cardgame
  5. cardgames
  6. cardholder
  7. cardholders
  8. cardholding
  9. cardhouse
  10. cardhouses
  11. cardi

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