ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Rainmaker

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɹeɪnmeɪkə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Rainmaker is a noun meaning Someone or something that causes or attempts to cause rain to fall.

Meaning

Someone or something that causes or attempts to cause rain to fall.

More Meanings

  1. (baseball, informal) A batted ball that is hit very high into the air.
  2. (originally Canada, US, figuratively, informal) A person having the ability to generate business, raise funds, or otherwise engineer success for a company, organization, etc.

Example Sentences

The law firm relied heavily on Charlotte as its main rainmaker to bring in new clients.
By using a portable artificial "rainmaker" it is possible to obtain run-off data for rains of different amounts and intensities under a variety of conditions.
Unlike summer, when scattered thunderstorms are the primary rainmaker, September precipitation becomes increasingly controlled by large but infrequent low pressure areas that develop near or migrate toward Colorado.
The Rainmaker absolutely believes, without a dollop of doubt, the he or she always improves the customer's current state. The Rainmaker knows that if the customer does not buy, then the customer loses something, and the Rainmaker loses the sale.

Word Forms

Synonyms for rainmaker

Depending on context, synonyms include pluviculturist.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pluviculturist, seeder, precipitator, weathermaker, rainproofer, drainmaker.

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