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

Police found a Glock handgun, a magazine, a holster, three shell casings, four live rounds, a wallet, money and a Missouri ID card for Mahmud in a grocery sack in between two fences near the business, according to court documents. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

After the driver presented his Mexican consular ID card, the trooper contacted ICE. — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026

Mittman told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that consular staff took away her Israeli ID card during the 1986 appointment without explanation. — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Nonetheless, the scale of the leak is staggering, and includes not just drivers licenses, but 10 million ID cards, over three million travel documents, and over half a million medical cards as well, representing over 170 million individuals total. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 3 Sep. 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