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Definition of Rainmaker
1. Noun. Executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm.
2. Noun. American Indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain.
Definition of Rainmaker
1. Noun. A native american medicine man who induces rain by rituals. ¹
2. Noun. A person who induces rainfall through scientific methods (i.e. silver iodide cloud seeding). ¹
3. Noun. (figurative) An employee of a company who creates a large amount of unexpected business, consistently brings in money at critical times, or brings in markedly more money than his or her co-workers, thereby "floating their salaries". ¹
4. Noun. (figurative) An investor in sick or start-up business ventures. ¹
5. Noun. (slang) (figurative) An executive or lawyer with exceptional ability to attract clients, use political connections, or increase profits, etc. ¹
6. Noun. (baseball informal) A batted ball that is hit very high into the air. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rainmaker
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rainmaker
Literary usage of Rainmaker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Emin Pasha and the Rebellion at the Equator: A Story of Nine Months by Arthur Jermy Mounteney Jephson (1890)
"... of rainmaker—Their customs and position. DURING my stay at Kirri and Muggi,
I had collected a good many facts about the habits, customs, etc., ..."
2. Emin Pasha and the Rebellion at the Equator: A Story of Nine Months by Arthur Jermy Mounteney Jephson (1890)
"... birth— Ceremonies connected with marriage—Position of women— Funeral
ceremonies—Religious superstitions—Office of rainmaker—Their customs and position. ..."
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