drawing card

noun

a person who or thing that attracts attention or patrons.

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1885–90, Americanism

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drawing card

—n
	(US), (Canadian) theatre a performer, act, etc, certain to attract a large audience

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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]

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