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rainmaking
Variant of rainmaker
rainmaker
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☆ rain·maker (rān′māk′ər)
noun
- a person who tries to make rain fall; specif.,
- a North American Indian medicine man using rituals to influence the rain gods
- Informal a meteorologist or aircraft pilot involved in seeding clouds or the like
- ☆ Slang
- an influential person who can bring success or new vigor to an enterprise
- a person, esp. an attorney, who attracts new clients or business to a firm, practice, etc.
Related Forms:
- rainmaking rain′·mak′ing noun
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