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cardholder

noun card·hold·er \ˈkärd-ˌhōl-dər\

: someone who has a credit card

Full Definition of CARDHOLDER

:  one who possesses a card and especially a credit card
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First Known Use of CARDHOLDER

1909

Rhymes with CARDHOLDER

beholder, bondholder, freeholder, gasholder, hand-holder, householder, jobholder, landholder, leaseholder, penholder, pewholder, placeholder, pot holder, shareholder, slaveholder, stadtholder, stakeholder, stallholder, stockholder, toolholder, upholder, withholder

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