According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
RAINMAKER
rainmaker
(noun) American Indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain
rainmaker
(noun) executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rainmaker (plural rainmakers)
Someone or something that causes or attempts to cause rain to fall.
Synonym: pluviculturist
An African or Native American medicine man who seeks to induce rain through performing rituals.
A person who seeks to induce rainfall through scientific methods, such as cloud seeding.
(originally, Canada, US, figuratively, informal) A person having the ability to generate business, raise funds, or otherwise engineer success for a company, organization, etc.
(baseball, informal) A batted ball that is hit very high into the air.
Source: Wiktionary
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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