identity card

American  

noun

identity cards plural

1. a card for identifying the bearer, giving name, address, and other personal data.

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identity card British  

noun

1. a card that establishes a person's identity, esp one issued to all members of the population in wartime, to the staff of an organization, etc

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• identity cards
  plural

Etymology

Origin of identity card

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

identity card

"I was puzzled because I could not find any public document that listed the voter identity card as a mandatory document for passport renewal," he wrote.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

One even sent a copy of his identity card.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

"I am a Pakistani, but I don't have my identity card," another 22-year-old Bengali, Ahmed, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

Security expert and writer Edward Lucas proudly showed off his Estonian identity card, telling the meeting he was the first person to be issued with one.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025

I grabbed my identity card, the one with my false name – Hannie Van de Berg – on it.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler