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Rainmaking

noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The attempted artificial production of rain, either by use of magic or by seeding clouds. uncountable

    "There are endless varieties of rain-making practised by witch-doctors[.]"

  2. 2
    activity intended to produce rain wordnet
  3. 3
    Hiring someone who creates business opportunities or revenue. US, informal, uncountable

    "His firm's goal was to fill their gender quota—and simultaneously do some rainmaking by hiring the daughters of CEOs."

Etymology

From rain + making.

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