rainmaker

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 silver iodide crystals
3) bus Informal. an executive or lawyer able to secure clients, generate income, etc., as by using political connections
Etymology: 1765–75, amer. rain′mak`ing, n.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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