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DRAWING CARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does drawing card mean? 

DRAWING CARD (noun)
  The noun DRAWING CARD has 2 senses:

1. an entertainer who attracts large audiencesplay

2. a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customersplay

  Familiarity information: DRAWING CARD used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DRAWING CARD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An entertainer who attracts large audiences

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

attracter; attraction; attractor; draw; drawing card

Context example:

he was the biggest drawing card they had

Hypernyms ("drawing card" is a kind of...):

entertainer (a person who tries to please or amuse)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

drawing card; leader; loss leader

Hypernyms ("drawing card" is a kind of...):

feature (an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles)


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