rainmaker

4 definitions • 6 examples

something or someone that causes rain to fall:

This is our first winter storm system of the season, and it's developing into a good rainmaker.

a person who is believed to have a magical power to bring and control rain:

Don Antonio is a shaman and rainmaker.

a person who is able to bring large amounts of money into a company, for example by attracting rich clients (= customers for a service):

He is a senior partner and top rainmaker at a famous Manhattan law firm.

The university hired high-salaried, experienced professors who were considered research-money rainmakers.

someone who makes a lot of money for a company or who helps someone or something to succeed:

The firm needed a rainmaker to bring in business and to raise capital.

For the Democrats, he became a valued rainmaker, contributing nearly $1 million.