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moneymaker

Syllables: mon·ey·mak·erUK/ˈmʌniˌmeɪkə/US/ˈmʌniˌmeɪkɚ/

moneymaker noun: someone or something that earns or makes money; anything lucrative or profitable.

Noun

moneymaker (plural moneymakers)

  1. Someone or something that earns or makes money; anything lucrative or profitable.
    • With careful management, she hoped to grow her small business into a real moneymaker.
    • “The media don’t really give young people role models anymore,” says Christina Chinn, 21, of Denver. “Now you get role models like Donald Trump and all of the moneymakers — no one with real ideals.”1990 July 16, David M. Gross, Sophfronia Scott, “Proceeding With Caution”, in Time
  2. (slang, vulgar) (usually a woman's) butt, ass, rear end
    • Shake your moneymaker / You gotta shake your moneymaker / And then?1961, Elmore James, “Shake Your Moneymaker”, Fire Records
  3. (slang, vulgar) A lady’s breast.
  4. (obsolete) One who makes (especially counterfeit) money.

Proper noun capitalized: Moneymaker

Moneymaker (plural Moneymakers)

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a person who made coins.

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Forms of moneymaker

Noun
pluralmoneymakers
alternative formmoney-maker
alternative formmoney maker
Proper noun
pluralMoneymakers

Origin of moneymaker

From Middle English monymaker; equivalent to money + maker.

Phrases with moneymaker

Questions about moneymaker

What does moneymaker mean?
Moneymaker means someone or something that earns or makes money; anything lucrative or profitable.
What part of speech is moneymaker?
Moneymaker can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce moneymaker?
Moneymaker is pronounced /ˈmʌniˌmeɪkɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of moneymaker?
The plural of moneymaker is moneymakers.

Words near moneymaker in the dictionary

  1. moneylessness
  2. moneylike
  3. moneyline
  4. moneylord
  5. moneylords
  6. moneymaker
  7. Moneymaker effect
  8. moneymakers
  9. moneymaking
  10. moneyman
  11. moneymen

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