Card-carrying Definition

kärdkărē-ĭng
adjective
Owning a membership card in a specified organization.
Webster's New World
Thorough, genuine, etc.
A card-carrying pacifist.
Webster's New World
Avidly devoted to a group or cause.
Card-carrying fitness enthusiasts.
American Heritage
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Origin of Card-carrying

  • From the assumption that such a person carries a membership card

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Card-carrying Sentence Examples

  • Even card-carrying Labor supporters are questioning why Crean has not quelled what appears to be an anti-Israel backlash on his backbench.

  • But you're a full card-carrying romantic optimist.

  • For card-carrying members of American Express, problems can be on the back burner with the different benefits offered by the company.

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