rainmaker
- Noun. A native american medicine man that induces rain by rituals.
- Noun. A person that induces rainfall through scientific methods (i.e. silver iodide cloud seeding).
- 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".
- Noun. (figurative) An investor in sick or start-up business ventures.
- Noun. (slang) (figurative) An executive or lawyer with exceptional ability to attract clients, use political connections, or increase profits, etc. .
- Noun. (baseball, informal) A batted ball that is hit very high into the air.
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