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rainmaker

rain·mak·er [ ráyn màykər ] (plural rain·mak·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. high achiever: an achiever of outstanding results in a profession or politics ( informal )
a rainmaker in the law firm who accrued thousands of billing hours on big clients

2. somebody who causes rain: somebody whose job is cloud-seeding especially in times of severe drought ( informal )

3. somebody magically causing rain: somebody who is believed to have the magic powers to make rain fall


rain·mak·ing noun
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