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

Loyalty programs generate billions of dollars annually from banks and help cushion carriers when ticket demand weakens, giving airlines an incentive to reward cardholders and elite travelers. —Sri Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026

California public library cardholders can check out the California State Library Parks Pass at their local public library, which grants free entry under certain conditions, according to California State Parks. —Paris Barraza, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026

Those regulations were content neutral and incidental to any particular message or cardholder. —Jason Zenor, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2026

Also, the few World Elite Mastercards that grant cardholders a Priority Pass membership typically don't offer complimentary access; an example of this is the Signify Business Cash℠ Card by Wells Fargo. —Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 17 Feb. 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