Noun: rainmaker 'reyn,mey-ku(r)
- [N. Amer, informal] Executive who is very successful in bringing in business to their company or firm
"The law firm's top rainmaker secured several high-profile clients last year"
- A person with special powers believed capable of causing rain through ritual or magic
"The tribe called upon their rainmaker during the drought"
Derived forms: rainmakers
Type of: exec [informal], executive, executive director, medicine man
Encyclopedia: Rainmaker