0 something or someone that causes rain to fall -- 带来降雨的因素；参与人工降雨的人员
1 a person who is able to bring large amounts of money into a company, for example by attracting rich clients (= customers for a service) -- 超级说客，风云人物
He is a senior partner and top rainmaker at a famous Manhattan law firm. 他是曼哈顿一家著名律师事务所的高级合伙人和顶级风云人物。
The university hired high-salaried, experienced professors who were considered research-money rainmakers. 这所大学聘请了薪水高、经验丰富的教授，他们被认为是能带来研究收入的风云人物。
With water increasingly scarce in its parched and heavily populated northeastern plain, China has become the world's leading rainmaker, using aircraft, rockets and even antiaircraft guns to seed the clouds for precious moisture.
Some recent evidence affirms that the city is an important rainmaker for its neighbours. The heat stored and emitted by all those buildings, streets and sidewalks evidently adds a charge to thunderstorms and summer showers.
The story was about a Nigerian rainmaker who was trying to prevent rain spoiling a burial ceremony.
He was paid as much as $1 million as a "rainmaker" for the law firm.
For the last decade he has been one of Wall Street's most successful lawyers as a senior partner and top rainmaker at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver Jacobson.
Their rival firm had a handful of rainmakers able to woo elite clients from Europe and Asia.
He is described as a major fund-raiser - among the top 10 percent of party rainmakers.
Is there still such a thing as a rainmaker who by his very name and association can get you business?
