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