rainmaker

n.

1. Informal. One who is known for achieving excellent results in a profession or field, such as business or politics.
2. One who is believed to be capable of producing rain, as through magical or ritual actions.

An employee of a brokerage firm who brings a large amount of wealthy individuals or corporations to the brokerage firm's client base.

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Rainmakers are usually compensated very well for their efforts (or connections).

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individual who brings significant amounts of new business to a financial services organization. The rainmaker may bring in wealthy brokerage customers who generate a large dollar volume of commissions. Or he or she may be an investment banker who attracts corporate or municipal finance underwritings or merger and acquisition business. Because they are so important to the firm, rainmakers are usually given special Perquisites and bonus compensation.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - regnmager

Nederlands (Dutch)
iemand die probeert regen te laten vallen, iemand die nieuwe klanten binnenhaalt, iemand wiens invloed ten goed kan leiden

Français (French)
n. - faiseur de pluie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Regenmacher, (ugs.) sehr erfolgreicher Geschäftsmann

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βροχοποιός, (ΗΠΑ) επιτυχημένος επιχειρηματίας

Italiano (Italian)
mago della pioggia, avvocato rinomato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fazedor de chuvas (m), índio que diz provocar a chuva

Русский (Russian)
колдун, накликающий дождь

Español (Spanish)
n. - brujo con poderes mágicos para atraer la lluvia (entre los indios americanos)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - regnmakare, (sl) framgångsrik affärsman, advokat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
祈雨法师, 能呼风唤雨的人, 善于游说者, 人造雨专家

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 祈雨法師, 能呼風喚雨的人, 善於遊說者, 人造雨專家

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 인공 강우 전문가, 마술로 비를 오게 하는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 人工降雨専門家, 雨乞い師

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صانع المطر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אדם הגורם לגשמים/מביא ברכה בעזרת עזרים טכניים/קסמים, אדם מצליח מאד בעסקים (צ. אמריקה)‬

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