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

Natasha Lyonne’s signature long red curls have always been her beauty calling card, but the Russian Doll actress is switching things up for an upcoming role. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 June 2026

The left’s internationalism—once the calling card of progress—has hardened into hostility to Israel, across academia, NGOs, mainstream-media outlets, and the United Nations. — Adam Louis-Klein, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026

Felton looked more fluid as a route runner in minicamp, while Price’s returning ability remains his calling card. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 June 2026

The defense is this team’s calling card, but don’t hold that against them. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 June 2026

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