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

As with many of the blue-chip collector cars from last century, the early Mercedes-Benz S-Type, introduced in 1927, was inherently a race car that could be transformed into a powerful, road-going calling card for society’s most upwardly mobile. —Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2025

Defense becomes calling card Lewis arrived in Tampa with raw power and speed but quickly discovered gaps in his game. —Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 3 Dec. 2025

Entering and exiting the game – a calling card of Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell’s hockey-style line changes – Barker continued to insert herself into action to lead the Lady Volunteers in scoring. —Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025

And his completion percentage has dipped, a bad sign considering this used to be his calling card. —Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 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