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rain·maker (rānmāk′ər)

noun

  1. a person who tries to make rain fall; specif.,
    1. a North American Indian medicine man using rituals to influence the rain gods
    2. Informal a meteorologist or aircraft pilot involved in seeding clouds or the like
  2. Slang
    1. an influential person who can bring success or new vigor to an enterprise
    2. a person, esp. an attorney, who attracts new clients or business to a firm, practice, etc.

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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