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View synonyms for card-carrying

card-carrying

[ kahrd-kar-ee-ing ]

adjective

  1. admittedly belonging to a group or party:

    a card-carrying Communist.

  2. Often Facetious. dedicated to an ideal, profession, or interest:

    a card-carrying humanist.



card-carrying

adjective

  1. being an official member of a specified organization

    a card-carrying Communist

    a card-carrying union member

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of card-carrying1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences

I would imagine he would portray us like we are all card-carrying members of ISIS.

They were all card-carrying Ukrainians, who were somewhat suspicious of Russia.

So the Beltway media (of which I am a card-carrying member) has decided President Obama is too aloof.

In other words, conservatives, millions more Latinos are poised to become card-carrying members of the good old moocher class!

You, being a card-carrying member of the American elite—” Carville asserts before I interrupt him with a sarcastic “thank you.

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