rainmaker
rain·mak·er/ˈɹeɪnˌmeɪkɚ/noun
rainmaker is spelled R-A-I-N-M-A-K-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables (rain·mak·er). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rainmaker means “Someone or something that causes or attempts to cause rain to fall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rainmaker is rainmakers.
How many letters and syllables are in rainmaker?
| Letters | 9: R-A-I-N-M-A-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: rain·mak·er |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is rainmaker?
Rainmaker appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce rainmaker?
- UK /ˈɹeɪnmeɪkə/
- US /ˈɹeɪnˌmeɪkɚ/
Rainmaker has 3 syllables, split rain·mak·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-rainmaker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rainmaker
- rainmakers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rainmaker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone or something that causes or attempts to cause rain to fall.
- 2
A medicine man, shaman, or the like, who seeks to induce rain through performing rituals, as in African or Native American cultures.
- 3
A person who seeks to induce rainfall through scientific methods, such as cloud seeding.
- 4
USinformalA person having the ability to generate business, raise funds, or otherwise engineer success for a company, organization, etc.
The law firm relied heavily on Charlotte as its main rainmaker to bring in new clients.
- 5
informalA batted ball that is hit very high into the air.
The slugger is known for hitting rainmakers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rainmaker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense medicine man who seeks to induce rain:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | faiseur de pluie |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does rainmaker come from?
From rain + maker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).