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undercard

undercard noun: a list of minor or supporting contests printed on the same bill as the main event (primarily fighting or racing, such as the main fight at a boxing match or wrestling, horse or car racing, etc.), occurring before or after the main event.

Noun

undercard (plural undercards)

  1. A list of minor or supporting contests printed on the same bill as the main event (primarily fighting or racing, such as the main fight at a boxing match or wrestling, horse or car racing, etc.), occurring before or after the main event.
    • Phil Foden can hardly be called a member of Manchester City's undercard given his consistent brilliance, but his precious value was underlined again with a show of dazzling brilliance against Aston Villa.2024 April 3, Phil McNulty, “Man City 4-1 Aston Villa: Phil Foden produces 'masterclass' to show worth again”, in BBC
  2. The events so listed.
  3. A card lower than another given card or pair.
    • The eight on the turn was another undercard to her pair of nines
  4. The supporting candidate on a ticket, such as vice president.

Forms of undercard

pluralundercards

Plural of undercard: undercards

Origin of undercard

From under- + card.

Questions about undercard

What does undercard mean?
Undercard means a list of minor or supporting contests printed on the same bill as the main event (primarily fighting or racing, such as the main fight at a boxing match or wrestling, horse or car racing, etc.), occurring before or after the main event.
What part of speech is undercard?
Undercard is a noun.
What is the plural of undercard?
The plural of undercard is undercards.

Words near undercard in the dictionary

  1. undercaptain
  2. undercaptains
  3. undercar
  4. undercarboxylated
  5. undercarboxylation
  6. undercard
  7. undercarder
  8. undercarders
  9. undercards
  10. undercarriage
  11. undercarriaged

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