Rainmaker vs Sunshine - What's the difference?
rainmaker | sunshine |
A native american medicine man who induces rain by rituals.
A person who induces rainfall through scientific methods (i.e. silver iodide cloud seeding).
(figurative) An employee of a company who creates a large amount of unexpected business, consistently brings in money at critical times, or brings in markedly more money than his or her co-workers, thereby "floating their salaries".
(figurative) An investor in sick or start-up business ventures.
(slang) (figurative) An executive or lawyer with exceptional ability to attract clients, use political connections, or increase profits, etc.
:The president has several rainmakers among his advisers.
(baseball, informal) A batted ball that is hit very high into the air.
:The slugger is known for hitting rainmakers .
The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.Webster's College Dictionary , Random House, 2001
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A location on which the sun's rays fall.
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*:Out again into the sunshine by the wide mouth of the Green River, as the chart named the brook whose level stream scarce moved into the lake. A streak of blue shot up it between the banks, and a shrill pipe came back as the kingfisher hastened away.
Geniality or cheerfulness.
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A source of cheerfulness or joy.
The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.
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(lb) Used to address someone who has just woken up and/or is very sleepy.
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Open to and permitting public access, especially with regard to activities that were previously closed-door or back-room meetings.