rainmaking

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounrainmaking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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. USinformaluncountableHiring 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

From rain + making.

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APA

rainmaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainmaking

MLA

“rainmaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainmaking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rainmaking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainmaking.

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