drawing card

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drawing card (plural drawing cards)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of drawcard (“something that attracts patronage to a place or an event”)
    • 1978 April 15, “Boston/Boise Raises $4,000 at Benefit with Gore Vidal”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
      In a dramatic display of strength, the Boston/Boise Committee held its first major fundraising event last Weekend at the Arlington Street Church. With author Gore Vidal, as the evening's drawing card, more than $4,000 was raised on behalf of […]
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