card-carryingˈcard-ˌcarrying adjective [only before noun]Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
And Magruder really was a card-carrying bicycle freak who had even ridden his 10-speed to the White House every day.
As a card-carrying member of the Wilderness Society, I do not advocate less pristine forest.
For twenty-two years he was a card-carrying Communist, an activist in the cadre of the party.
George Spachtholz has been a proud, card-carrying member of the Loyal Order of the Moose for 45 years.
How many of the extra women on the list are card-carrying members of the Conservative party?
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN►member
· How many of the extra women on the list are card-carrying members of the Conservative party?· As a card-carrying member of the Wilderness Society, I do not advocate less pristine forest.· George Spachtholz has been a proud, card-carrying member of the Loyal Order of the Moose for 45 years.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY►card-carrying member
As a card-carrying member of the Wilderness Society, I do not advocate less pristine forest.
George Spachtholz has been a proud, card-carrying member of the Loyal Order of the Moose for 45 years.
How many of the extra women on the list are card-carrying members of the Conservative party?
1card-carrying member someone who has paid money to a political organization and is an official and active member of it: a card-carrying member of the Labour Party2believing very strongly in something – used to show disapproval: One of them is a card-carrying ecology freak.