Definitions for rainmakerˈreɪnˌmeɪ kər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rain•mak•erˈreɪnˌmeɪ kər(n.)
(among American Indians) a medicine man who by various rituals and incantations seeks to cause rain.
Category: Anthropology
a person who tries to induce rainfall by artificial techniques, as by seeding clouds with silver iodide crystals.
Category: Meteorology
Informal. an executive or lawyer able to secure clients, generate income, etc., as by using political connections.
Category: Business
Origin of rainmaker:
1765–75, Amer.
rain′mak`ing(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
rainmaker(noun)
executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm
rainmaker(noun)
American Indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain
Wiktionary
rainmaker(Noun)
A native american medicine man who induces rain by rituals.
rainmaker(Noun)
A person who induces rainfall through scientific methods (i.e. silver iodide cloud seeding).
rainmaker(Noun)
(figurative) An employee of a company who creates a large amount of unexpected business, consistently brings in money at critical times, or brings in markedly more money than his or her co-workers, thereby "floating their salaries".
rainmaker(Noun)
(figurative) An investor in sick or start-up business ventures.
rainmaker(Noun)
(figurative) An executive or lawyer with exceptional ability to attract clients, use political connections, or increase profits, etc.
rainmaker(Noun)
A batted ball that is hit very high into the air.
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