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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