cardholder

noun

card·​hold·​er ˈkärd-ˌhōl-dər 

: one who possesses a card and especially a credit card

Examples of cardholder in a Sentence

Cardholders are required to make a minimum payment each month.

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the last few years, a mix of economic hurdles, like rapidly rising prices caused by sticky inflation, has helped to drive borrowers' reliance on credit cards upward and high average credit card rates have further propelled cardholders' balances upward. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026

What that means for cardholders Holiday debt hangover? —Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026

Potential cardholders have to submit an application for the $1 million card and have a background check run on them by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. —Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026

The hotel is also part of American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts, giving American Express Platinum cardholders perks like one-category room upgrade when available, guaranteed late checkout, and a $100 property credit. —Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cardholder

• beholder
• bondholder
• freeholder
• householder
• landholder
• leaseholder
• lienholder
• placeholder
• shareholder
• slaveholder
• smallholder
• stadtholder