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rainmaker

11 8.3
A person who brings new clients and money to a company
  • noun
  • /ˈreɪnˌmeɪkər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : captador de clientes
  • Valued rainmakers are like free agents on sports teams, routinely looking for more lucrative partnerships elsewhere.
  • the big rainmaker
  • rainmaker at the firm
  • hire a rainmaker

Like you truly are the rainmaker of the business.

Examples

  • The marketing department hired him as a rainmaker because he consistently brings in new clients.

  • As the lead rainmaker of the firm, her efforts have significantly boosted their revenue this year.

  • Like you truly are the rainmaker of the business.

    Tom Ferry

  • You can be a rainmaker, but you cannot compete with your team and build a successful team.

  • Perhaps they should give up some of their rainmaker bonuses and salaries to help the cause.

    Blog text (4)

  • Gaines was supposed to be the rainmaker, while "Tricky" Strickland was considered the litigation strategist.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • In his role as a rainmaker, he proved essential for the company, attracting multiple high-profile contracts.

Synonyms

moneymaker
vsrainmaker
3 5.2

A person who earns a lot of money

brings new clients and revenue into a firm rather than earning personal wealth

How Skilled

rainmaker
  • Jargon
11 8.3
dealmaker
4 4.3
closer
  • Jargon
3 5.5
negotiator
171 4.6
broker
243 3.5
middleman
27 3.9

Surface Forms

rainmaker singular
rainmakers plural

Morphology

rainmaker = rain + maker (semi-transparent) = rain + make + er

The components 'rain' + 'maker' are visible, but the business sense is a metaphorical extension (someone who 'brings' business) and thus not strictly literal.

Etymology

The word rainmaker is made of rain and maker, which literally means 'to make rain'; people began using it in business for someone who seems to bring in clients and money, like a person who can cause good things to arrive. So a business rainmaker is a person who 'brings in' new business and revenue for a company.