rainmaker

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Synonyms: painmaker, rain maker, rainwater, sailmaker, rainmakers, rademaker, rainmeter, ramaker

Antonyms: painmaker, rain maker, rainwater, sailmaker, rainmakers, rademaker, rainmeter, ramaker

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Noun

1. Someone or something that [[cause#Verb|causes]] or [[attempt#Verb|attempts]] to cause [[rain#Noun|rain]] to [[fall#Verb|fall]].
2. {{lb|en|originally|Canada|US|figuratively|informal}} A person having the [[ability]] to [[generate]] [[business]], [[raise#Verb|raise]] [[funds]], or otherwise [[engineer#Verb|engineer]] [[success]] for a [[company]], [[organization]], etc.
3. {{lb|en|baseball|informal}} A [[bat#Verb|batted]] [[ball#Noun|ball]] that is [[hit#Verb|hit]] very [[high#Adjective|high]] into the [[air#Noun|air]].

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