rainmaker
noun
(among American Indians) a medicine man who by various rituals and incantations seeks to cause rain.
rainmaking
-
a word derived from
rainmaker.
Example Sentences
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One of those stars was Scott Barshay, a rainmaking dealmaker Karp lured from Cravath, Swaine & Moore in 2016 after years of persuading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
They know that there is the possibility that other law firms will try to steal their clients, steal their rainmaking partners while that litigation is going on.
From Slate ● May 27, 2025
At a time when parts of the United States find themselves afflicted by drought, Washington seems a rainmaking place.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2022
With a recent experiment providing the first unambiguous evidence that cloud seeding can increase snowpack levels, research into artificial rainmaking is undergoing a small renaissance.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Here they would go before a panel of judges who could ask them questions about their rainmaking proposals.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
