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noun
Someone or something that causes or attempts to cause rain to fall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: pluviculturist
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Someone or something that causes or attempts to cause rain to fall.
A medicine man, shaman, or the like, who seeks to induce rain through performing rituals, as in African or Native American cultures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: pluviculturist, rain doctor
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Someone or something that causes or attempts to cause rain to fall.
A person who seeks to induce rainfall through scientific methods, such as cloud seeding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: pluviculturist
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person having the ability to generate business, raise funds, or otherwise engineer success for a company, organization, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, figuratively, informal
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A batted ball that is hit very high into the air.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
American Indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medicine man
noun
executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: executive, executive director
History
From rain + maker.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
