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rainmaking

rainmaking noun: the attempted artificial production of rain, either by use of magic or by seeding clouds.

Noun

rainmaking (uncountable)

  1. The attempted artificial production of rain, either by use of magic or by seeding clouds.
    • There are endless varieties of rain-making practised by witch-doctors[.]1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 171
  2. (US, informal) Hiring someone who creates business opportunities or revenue.
    • His firm's goal was to fill their gender quota—and simultaneously do some rainmaking by hiring the daughters of CEOs.2005, Steve Sailer, Why (Some) Men Don’t Support Summers

Origin of rainmaking

From rain + making.

Questions about rainmaking

What does rainmaking mean?
Rainmaking means the attempted artificial production of rain, either by use of magic or by seeding clouds.
What part of speech is rainmaking?
Rainmaking is a noun.

Words near rainmaking in the dictionary

  1. rainlessness
  2. rainlight
  3. rainlike
  4. rainmaker
  5. rainmakers
  6. rainmaking
  7. rainmeter
  8. rainmeters
  9. Rainn
  10. Rainone
  11. Rainones

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