rainmaker

English

/ˈɹeɪnmeɪkə/, /ˈɹeɪnˌmeɪkɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • Someone or something that causes or attempts to cause rain to fall.
  • (originally) A person having the ability to generate business, raise funds, or otherwise engineer success for a company, organization, etc.
  • (baseball) A batted ball that is hit very high into the air.

Etymology

Compound from English rain + English maker.

Origin

English

maker

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