What does rainmaker mean?

Definitions for rainmaker
ˈreɪnˌmeɪ kərrain·mak·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rainmakernoun

    executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm

  2. rainmakernoun

    American Indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain

Wiktionary

  1. rainmakernoun

    A native american medicine man who induces rain by rituals.

  2. rainmakernoun

    A person who induces rainfall through scientific methods (i.e. silver iodide cloud seeding).

  3. rainmakernoun

    (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".

  4. rainmakernoun

    (figurative) An investor in sick or start-up business ventures.

  5. rainmakernoun

    (figurative) An executive or lawyer with exceptional ability to attract clients, use political connections, or increase profits, etc.

  6. rainmakernoun

    A batted ball that is hit very high into the air.

Wikipedia

  1. Rainmaker

    Rainmaker is the 37th single by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 24 November 2003 as the second single from their 13th studio album, Dance of Death (2003). It was written by Dave Murray, Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson, and produced by Harris and Kevin Shirley.

ChatGPT

  1. rainmaker

    A rainmaker is usually referred to as a person who can generate substantial new business or revenue for an organization, often through networking or strategic maneuvers. In the corporate world, they are high performers who bring a significant influx of business to their companies. The term derives from indigenous cultures where actual rainmakers were believed to have the ability to produce rain for crops.

Wikidata

  1. Rainmaker

    "Rainmaker" is the 37th single released by Iron Maiden. It is the second single from their 13th studio album Dance of Death.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rainmaker in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rainmaker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of rainmaker in a Sentence

  1. Emily Thornton:

    It's definitely the biggest rainmaker we've had.

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