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drawing card
drawing cardn. An attraction drawing large audiences.drawing card n (Theatre) theatre US and Canadian a performer, act, etc, certain to attract a large audience draw′ing card`
n. a person or thing that attracts attention or patrons. [1885–90, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  drawing card - an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had"attracter, attractor, draw, attractionentertainer - a person who tries to please or amuse | | 2. |  drawing card - a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customersloss leader, leaderfeature - an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles |
drawing card
drawing cardSomeone 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, drawingdrawing cardFig. 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, drawingdrawing cardA 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, drawingdrawing card
Related to drawing card: draw out, draw a line, roughshodSynonyms for drawing cardnoun an entertainer who attracts large audiencesSynonyms- attracter
- attractor
- draw
- attraction
Related Wordsnoun a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customersSynonymsRelated Words |