drawing card

Someone used to attract a crowd to an event. Bill Gates was definitely the drawing card for the computer security conference this year.

drawing card

Fig. an attraction that helps bring patrons to a place of entertainment. The comedian was a real drawing card at the night club.

drawing card

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]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Secundus	-	Ancient Roman
Malwina	mahl-VEE-nah	Polish
Vjeko	VYE-ko	Croatian
Ballin	['bælin]
Aliyah (2)	-	Hebrew
Prochoros	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek