rainmaking

Definition of Rainmaking in English :

1. rainmaking

activity intended to produce rain

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rainmaking

noun

1.

(among Native Americans) a professional practitioner of ritual incantations or other actions intended to cause rain to fall

2. informal, mainly US

an influential employee who creates a great deal of business or revenue for his or her firm

noun

1.

a person who tries to make rain fall

; specif.,

a.

a North American Indian medicine man using rituals to influence the rain gods

b. Informal

a meteorologist or aircraft pilot involved in seeding clouds or the like

2. US, Slang

a.

an influential person who can bring success or new vigor to an enterprise

b.

a person, esp. an attorney, who attracts new clients or business to a firm, practice, etc.

n.

1. The process of producing or attempting to produce rain, as by magic.

2. Informal Cloud seeding.

3. Informal The process of achieving excellent results in a profession or field, such as politics.