SINCE 1828
card-carrying
adjective
card-car·ry·ing
| \ ˈkärd-ˌker-ē-iŋ
, -ˌka-rē-iŋ\
, -ˌka-rē-iŋ\
Definition of card-carrying
1
: being a full-fledged member of an organization (such as a Communist party)
2a
: strongly identified with a group (as of people with a common interest)
card-carrying members of the ecology movement— R. J. Neuhaus
b
: being such emphatically or unmistakably
a card-carrying hippie
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card-carrying
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of card-carrying
: known as an active member of a group or organization
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