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a person who or thing that attracts attention or patrons.[1885-90, Amer.]
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drawing card
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drawing card — (USA) A famous person who attracts people to attend an event is a drawing card … The small dictionary of idiomes
drawing card — drawing ,card noun count AMERICAN a feature of an event that makes people want to come to it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drawing card — ☆ drawing card n. an entertainer, speaker, show, etc. that normally can be expected to draw a large audience … English World dictionary
drawing card — {n.} The most important figure in a multi person event; the top entertainer during a show; the best professor or researcher at a university, etc. * /During the concert series Barbra Streisand was the biggest drawing card./ * /The biggest drawing… … Dictionary of American idioms
drawing card — {n.} The most important figure in a multi person event; the top entertainer during a show; the best professor or researcher at a university, etc. * /During the concert series Barbra Streisand was the biggest drawing card./ * /The biggest drawing… … Dictionary of American idioms
drawing\ card — noun the most important figure in a multi person event; the top entertainer during a show; the best professor or researcher at a university, etc. During the concert series Barbra Streisand was the biggest drawing card. The biggest drawing card at … Словарь американских идиом
drawing card — entertainment to attract people, loss leader The community hired a comedian as a drawing card for the fair … English idioms
drawing card — noun 1. an entertainer who attracts large audiences he was the biggest drawing card they had • Syn: ↑draw, ↑attraction, ↑attractor, ↑attracter • Derivationally related forms: ↑attract ( … Useful english dictionary
drawing card — draw′ing card n. a person or thing that attracts attention or patrons • Etymology: 1885–90, amer … From formal English to slang
drawing card — noun Date: 1886 one that attracts attention or patronage … New Collegiate Dictionary
