rainmaker — rain•mak•er [[t]ˈreɪnˌmeɪ kər[/t]] n. 1) ant (among American Indians) a medicine man who by various rituals and incantations seeks to cause rain 2) mer a person who tries to induce rainfall by artificial techniques, as by seeding clouds with… … From formal English to slang
rainmaking — rain·mak·ing (rānʹmā kĭng) n. 1. The process of producing or attempting to produce rain, as by magic. 2. Informal. Cloud seeding. 3. Informal. The process of achieving excellent results in a profession or field, such as politics. * * * any… … Universalium
rainmaker — rain·mak·er / rān ˌmā kər/ n: a person (as a partner in a law firm) who brings in new business rain·mak·ing n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. rainmaker … Law dictionary
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