calling card

noun

1

: visiting card

2

: a sign or evidence that someone or something is or has been present

broadly : an identifying mark

3

: a card displaying a number that can be used to charge telephone calls to a single account regardless of where the calls are placed

Examples of calling card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

First brewed and sold in Dublin by Arthur Guinness in the 18th century, the dark, creamy stout went on to become a fixture of Irish culture, something of a calling card for the country. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025

Plus, a propensity for porpoising down straightaways and under mild braking hinted at perhaps further refinement needed—not ideal for a car with such a unique suspension setup as its calling card, but that somehow weighs around 1,500 pounds more than the racecar that shares so many components. —Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

Rangers Behind stellar pitching, the Guardians’ calling card for the last decade, Stephen Vogt’s club has hung around far longer than anyone expected, considering the club lost 10 straight a few months ago and then dropped another nine of 10 in August. —Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

Carolina’s defense, so often a calling card last season, was unable to keep Tampa Bay from stunning the home faithful. —Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for calling card

• bodyguard
• boulevard
• disregard
• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard