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drawing card

noun

  1. a person who or thing that attracts attention or patrons.


drawing card

noun

  1. theatre a performer, act, etc, certain to attract a large audience
“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 drawing card1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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Idioms and Phrases

A feature or event that attracts a large audience. For example, This Italian tenor is always a good drawing card. Card in this idiom refers to a large poster containing an advertisement for something, often some sort of entertainment. [Late 1800s]
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Example Sentences

Italy’s 40 percent tax rebate on production costs for international films and television series has also been a strong drawing card.

In the process, Reigns has become pro wrestling’s biggest drawing card and most compelling character in over a decade.

It messed up his momentum, but the trade-off might have been worth it, since the flub added an electric spontaneity and unpredictability that was a drawing card.

His presence was a drawing card for established national tournaments wanting to bring in as many future NBA players as possible.

DeGeneres is a brilliant comedian, but that was not her central drawing card toward the end of her career, a problem no publicist could fix.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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