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weathermaker

weathermaker noun: one who attempts to influence the weather by magic; one who performs a weathermaking ritual.

Noun

weathermaker (plural weathermakers)

  1. One who attempts to influence the weather by magic; one who performs a weathermaking ritual.
    • A death, a drought ascribable to the sorcery of a weathermaker, a cyclone and so forth could always excite the natives to acts of revenge, and consequently no man could leave his district unarmed […]1999, Felix Speiser, Ethnology of Vanuatu, page 211
  2. (informal) A storm; a meteorological event that creates unpleasant weather.
    • At first glance, that looks like a severe weather maker to our south, with the potential to move into our part of the world. Worth watching.2017 January 14, “Saturday Afternoon Update”, in Kentucky Weather Center
  3. (informal) A geographical feature that tends to cause weather to form.
    • It's right on the shore of a body of water that is considered Central New York's principal weather-maker. That makes this place the perfect seasonal bellwether: When it opens for the season, spring is here. When it closes, winter's not far behind.2010 August 4, “Answers to Quiz de Cuisine, our test of Syracuse-area restaurant knowledge”, in Syracuse.com

Forms of weathermaker

pluralweathermakers
alternative formweather maker
alternative formweather-maker

Origin of weathermaker

From weather + maker.

Questions about weathermaker

What does weathermaker mean?
Weathermaker means one who attempts to influence the weather by magic; one who performs a weathermaking ritual.
What part of speech is weathermaker?
Weathermaker is a noun.
What is the plural of weathermaker?
The plural of weathermaker is weathermakers.

Words near weathermaker in the dictionary

  1. weatherloach
  2. weatherloaches
  3. weatherlore
  4. weatherly
  5. Weatherlys
  6. weathermaker
  7. weathermakers
  8. weathermaking
  9. weatherman
  10. weathermen
  11. weathermost

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