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

Prosecutors say Bob didn't have that MCI calling card in 1988, and what's more, prosecutor Chris Lewman says, this story doesn't make sense. —Sarah Prior, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026

This manifests across their range of ABVs and barrel finishes, and acts as a sort of calling card, which Charlie Garrison, Dan’s brother and National Sales Director, has leveraged to help fuel impressive growth. —Brian Freedman, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

Where bourbon isn’t just a calling card but a collaborator. —Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026

That is Jason Semore’s calling card as a defensive coordinator, and part of the reason Tech coach Brent Key hired Semore to revamp the Tech defense in 2026. —Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 16 Jan. 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