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

When 80% of travel cardholders have access to flexible reward systems, loyalty to a single airline or hotel brand becomes optional—if not irrelevant. —Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025

Last year, OpenTable, home to more than 60,000 restaurant clients, signed a partnership with Visa that gives certain cardholders access to coveted reservation slots at popular restaurants. —Priya Krishna, New York Times, 14 May 2025

The Affirm Card, which is the company’s big bet for driving greater usage overall, saw GMV rise 115% from a year earlier, and the number of active cardholders more than doubled. —Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 8 May 2025

There is also a presale for Chase cardholders going on now through 9:30 a.m. May 7. —Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 7 May 2025

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