drawing card vs lure

drawing card

noun
  • Synonym of drawcard (“something that attracts patronage to a place or an event”) 

lure

noun
  • Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure. 

  • A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk. 

  • An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish. 

  • A velvet smoothing brush. 

verb
  • To recall a hawk with a lure. 

  • To attract by temptation, appeal, or guile. 

  • To attract fish with a lure. 

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