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rainmaker
[ reyn-mey-ker ]
noun
- (among American Indians) a medicine man who by various rituals and incantations seeks to cause rain.
- a person who induces rainfall by using various scientific techniques, as the seeding of clouds with silver iodide crystals from an airplane.
- Slang. an executive or lawyer with exceptional ability to attract clients, use political connections, increase profits, etc.:
The president has several rainmakers among his advisers.
rainmaker
/ ˈ°ù±ðɪ²ÔËŒ³¾±ðɪ°ìÉ™ /
noun
- (among Native Americans) a professional practitioner of ritual incantations or other actions intended to cause rain to fall
- informal.an influential employee who creates a great deal of business or revenue for his or her firm
Derived Forms
- ˈ°ù²¹¾±²ÔËŒ³¾²¹°ì¾±²Ô²µ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- °ù²¹¾±²Ôm²¹°ìi²Ô²µ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of rainmaker1
Example Sentences
Lawyers of all seniority, including the so-called rainmakers, now sit in offices of similar size with uniform furniture.
In some areas, the storm proved to be a rainmaker more prolific than even experienced meteorologists had anticipated.
In the minds of many Californians, El Niño has long loomed as a rainmaker of epic proportions.
Scattered showers will continue across Western Washington Friday morning, gradually drifting to the mountains before the next rainmaker arrives by the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
The region won’t entirely clear out of the clouds, but there will likely be some breaks of sun before the next rainmaker arrives Thursday afternoon, the weather service said.
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