Cardholder

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person that possesses a designated container for organizing and protecting various cards including identification and payment types
2. An individual owning a storage device intended to keep and secure multiple types of cards for frequent use
3. A person who has a specific holder designed for organizing and safeguarding various kinds of cards, such as credit and identification cards

Etymology: "Cardholder" is a plain compound of "card" and "holder," and its history is as straightforward as its parts. "Card" traces back through Old French "carte" to Latin "charta," the same root behind "chart," while "holder" comes from the Old English "healdan," meaning to keep or grasp. Put together, the word names a person who keeps a card, and in its everyday sense it refers to the individual to whom a card, such as a credit or membership card, has been issued.

Synonyms: cardcase, wallet, holder