"cardholder" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-cardholder.oga [US] Forms: cardholders [plural]
Etymology: From card + holder. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|card|holder}} card + holder Head templates: {{en-noun}} cardholder (plural cardholders)
  1. A case for holding cards, as credit cards, bankcards, or business cards. Synonyms: card wallet Translations (case): korttikotelo (Finnish), tarxeteiro [masculine] (Galician), 카드지갑 (kadeujigap) (Korean), wizytownik [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), suport pentru carduri [neuter] (Romanian), portcard [neuter] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-cardholder-en-noun-6oNOEd12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'case': 100 0
  2. (banking, finance) An authorized user of a card that is used for financial transactions, etc. Translations (authorized user): kortholder [common-gender] (Danish), kortinhaltija (Finnish), ბარათის მფლობელი (baratis mplobeli) (Georgian), Karteninhaber [masculine] (German), Karteninhaberin [feminine] (German), κάτοχος κάρτας (kátochos kártas) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), kaipupuri kāri (Māori), członek organizacji posiadający kartę magnetyczną [masculine, person] (Polish), posesor de card [masculine] (Romanian), deținător de card [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-cardholder-en-noun-hcRNzP~c Categories (other): Banking, Finance, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 54 46 Topics: banking, business, finance Disambiguation of 'authorized user': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: accountholder
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

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