drawing card



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.
See also: card, drawing

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.
See also: card, drawing

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]
See also: card, drawing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Valentyna-Ukrainian
Kerman-Basque
Raabi'a-Arabic
Erna (2)ER-nah (Swedish)Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Theodor-German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Romanian
Damianodah-MYAH-noItalian