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rainmaker
rain·mak·er R0026400 (rān′mā′kər)n.1. Informal One who is known for achieving excellent results in a profession or field, such as business or politics.2. One who is believed to be capable of producing rain, as through magical or ritual actions.rainmaker (ˈreɪnˌmeɪkə) n1. (Other Non-Christian Religions) (among Native Americans) a professional practitioner of ritual incantations or other actions intended to cause rain to fall2. (Commerce) informal chiefly US an influential employee who creates a great deal of business or revenue for his or her firm ˈrainˌmaking nrain•mak•er (ˈreɪnˌmeɪ kər)
n. 1. (among American Indians) a medicine man who by various rituals and incantations seeks to cause rain. 2. a person who tries to induce rainfall by artificial techniques, as by seeding clouds with silver iodide crystals. 3. Informal. an executive or lawyer able to secure clients, generate income, etc., as by using political connections. [1765–75, Amer.] rain′mak`ing, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | rainmaker - executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firmcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechexecutive, executive director - a person responsible for the administration of a business | | 2. | rainmaker - American Indian medicine man who attempt to make it rainmedicine man - a Native American shaman |
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RainmakerA valuable employee, manager or subcontracted person who brings new business to a company.RainmakerInformal; a facilitator of a deal. The term especially applies to an employee whose sole duty is to bring in new business from wealthy clients. That is, the rainmaker meets with potential clients and convinces them to come to business with the rainmaker's company. See also: Finder's Fee.rainmaker A brokerage firm employee who brings a wealthy client base to the business.rainmaker
Words related to rainmakernoun executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firmRelated Words- colloquialism
- executive
- executive director
noun American Indian medicine man who attempt to make it rainRelated Words |