calling card

noun

1
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

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Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of calling card was in 1808

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“Calling card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calling%20card. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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