drawing cardn.
/ˈdrɔː(r)ɪŋ kɑːd/, U.S. /ˈdrɔɪŋ ˌkɑrd/, /ˈdrɑɪŋ ˌkɑrd/ orig. and chiefly North American (now chiefly Canada and Jamaica).
A person who or thing which attracts a crowd or audience; an attraction. Cf drawcard n.Drawcard is the more usual term.
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1855 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 25 Oct. Tom Taylor's comedy of ‘Still waters run deep’ is a perfect thing in its way and is the drawing card from Boston to New Orleans.
1930 Daily Express 6 Nov. 15/4 The biggest drawing card Europe has ever known was Georges Carpentier.
2019 Shaunavon (Sask.) Standard (Nexis) 3 July a4 The Snowbirds Squadron is very well known and is a big drawing card.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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n.1855- to show a person a good time
- to show a person a pair of heels
- to show a person a pair of one's heels
- to show a person a pleasure
- to show a person a thing or two
- to show a person one's back
- to show a person pleasure
- to show a person the back
- to show a person the door
- to show a person the feet
- to show a person the way
- to show a person what for
- to show a thing or two
- to show ahead
- to show around
- to show away
- to show canvas
- to show civility
- to show down
- to show down and out
- to show face
- to show false colours
- to show fight
- to show foot
- to show for