ID card

noun

ˈī-ˈdē- 

: a card bearing identifying data (such as age or organizational membership) about the individual whose name appears thereon

called also identification card, identity card

Examples of ID card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even the bathrooms are futuristically secure, guarded by sliding electronic doors that require ID cards for both entrance and, for some reason, egress. —Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026

Fernandez also said the case appears to be an isolated incident and that, so far, no other employee at the office that handles Florida driver’s licenses and REAL ID cards has been implicated. —Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

Have a current California driver’s license or ID card. —Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Under the new rule, a REAL ID-compliant card can generally stand on its own, but a non-REAL-ID card from some states cannot and must be supported by another document, such as a passport, military ID or birth certificate. —Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 31 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ID card

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard