Meanings
plural cardbearers
- One who holds a membership card.
I did not see any difficulty in belonging to both, and I was a cardbearer in the Party before I could be sure of becoming a Catholic for good.
1993, Veronica Namoyo Le Goulard, A Memory for Wonders, page 1191 more example
These cards were, therefore, a representation to the merchants (third parties) to whom they were presented that defendants' husbands (second parties — cardbearers) were authorized to make charges upon the defendants' (first parties) accounts.
1987, Steve H. Nickles, Materials for understanding credit and payment systems, page 826
Origin
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