¦ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: so called from the assumption that such a member carries a membership card
1. : being a full-fledged member especially of a Communist party
2.
a. : being strongly identified with a group (as of people with a common interest)
card-carrying members of the ecology movement — Richard Neuhaus
b. : characterized as having a clear specific identity
card-carrying skeptics — Junius Ellis