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English
Etymology
From draw + card.
Noun
drawcard (plural drawcards)
- (UK) Something that attracts customers, visitors, spectators, etc. to a place or an event.
- Synonyms: attraction, draw, drawing card
1997, Robert Kavanagh, Making People′s Theatre, page 182:I remember once in the professional theatre in Addis Ababa a certain actor had become a popular drawcard.
- 1998, The Bulletin, Issues 6138-6146, page 62,
- Falconry is another big drawcard at Hever and at other historical sites.
1993, Brian Boyd, Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years, page 273:The drawcard was a two-act comic revue written for the occasion, “Quatsch” (German, “Nonsense”).
2008, Anthony Ham, Miles Roddis, Kari Lundgren, Norway, Lonely Planet, page 19:A single trip might not seem particularly environmentally significant, but Norway′s environment remains one of its main drawcards and one that millions of travellers who visit Norway every year have a responsibility to protect.
2009 January 28, Todd Woodbridge, “Australian tennis great says heat simply part of game”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 4 August 2009:He was the defending champion, a proven drawcard and a player of the future.
Translations
attraction to attend a place or an event