EGAVE

rainmaker

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Someone or something that causes or attempts to cause rain to fall.
  2. noun A medicine man, shaman, or the like, who seeks to induce rain through performing rituals, as in African or Native American cultures.
  3. noun A person who seeks to induce rainfall through scientific methods, such as cloud seeding.
  4. noun A person having the ability to generate business, raise funds, or otherwise engineer success for a company, organization, etc.
    The law firm relied heavily on Charlotte as its main rainmaker to bring in new clients.
  5. noun A batted ball that is hit very high into the air.
    The slugger is known for hitting rainmakers.

Similar words

pluviculturist seeder precipitator weathermaker rainproofer rain man drainmaker causer wreaker causator

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Word family

rainmakers rainmaking rainmakings

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